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Posts tagged women

Mar 7

Women of Library History: Dr. Alma Dawson

Today’s Woman of Library History is Dr. Alma Dawson, who is the Russell B. Long Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University. Dr. Dawson was submitted by Kathleen de la Pena McCook (University of South Florida), who has blogged at Librarians…

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Oct 25

reasonsimsinglealsobutts:

fuckyeahfeminists:

maudelynn:

“A Woman Living Here Has Registered To Vote”

via Missouri History Museum

A woman here has registered to vote

This woman here has already voted.

YES!

Sagan approves

Aug 28

How Libraries Empower Women, Strengthen Healthcare, and Bridge the Education Gap

Jul 26

In death, Sally Ride inspires a new audience

During an American Library Association conference in Anaheim, Calif., in 2008, astronaut Sally Ride and partner Tam O’Shaughnessy, background, discuss the role of women in science and how Earth’s climate is changing.