Monica Herald

Written by Monica Herald

Union and labor activists gathered along Varick Street to urge the NY Wage Board on its first ever meeting to seek a $15 per hour minimum wage.

Society

The Largest Labor Unions in the US

Eva Ekeblad is known for her potato-related discoveries.

Feature

Who Was Eva Ekeblad?

A French stamp honouring Eleanor of Aquitaine. Editorial credit: rook76 / Shutterstock.com.

Feature

10 Facts About Eleanor of Aquitaine

Cosmonauts Metro Station, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, pays homage to female astronauts of the past. Editorial credit: Ciga / Shutterstock.com.

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A Brief History of Women in Space

A portrait of Ada Lovelace.

Feature

Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer

The Pont Michel, where police officers are said to have thrown protestors off of, leading to their drowning.

World Facts

What Was the Paris Massacre?

A plutonic rock.

World Facts

What is a Pluton?

Theodora Roosevelt in 1898.

Politics

Teddy Roosevelt's Man in the Arena Speech

Piazza Lina bo Bardi, in Milan, Italy, is named for the architect. Editorial credit: Paolo Bona / Shutterstock.com.

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Lina Bo Bardi: Famous Modernist Architect

Sojourner Truth circa 1864.

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Who Was Sojourner Truth and Why is She Important?

George Washington Carver in 1906.

Feature

George Washington Carver Biography

An American passport.

World Facts

How Do You Become a U.S. Citizen?

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