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  • Originally published 07/20/2013

    Helen Thomas, blunt chronicler of presidents from Kennedy era to Obama


  • Originally published 06/03/2013

    Ann J. Lane, pioneer in women's history dies at 81


  • Originally published 03/25/2013

    Making the Historical Documentary "Makers"


  • Originally published 02/04/2013



  • Originally published 02/03/2013

    Women in Combat: Not New, but a Milestone Nonetheless


  • Originally published 01/25/2013

    Actually, Women Have Served in Combat Before

    Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the leading female Soviet sniper of World War II.After more than a year of planning, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta overturned the ban on women's ability to serve in combat roles in the United States military. Panetta's removal of the ban followed an official recommendation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin E. Dempsey. This decision to allow women to occupy the front lines came yesterday as a formal gesture following the last decade of women's unofficial service in combat positions; since 2001, around 280,000 women have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.While the Senate Armed Services Committee may have an opportunity to reverse the decision through legislative means, prospects look hopeful for this shift in the military's stance, which was largely a decision made internal to the military itself. By May 15 of this year, the different branches of the armed services are expected to present specific implementation plans for their integration of women into combat roles, including requests for exceptions to the new policy.

  • Originally published 01/16/2013

    In Memoriam: Gerda Lerner


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