Women in Wars Through Centuries Roles Revealed
Historian Roger Shaw traces women's war work from ancient Amazons to Joan of Arc and the Russian Women's Battalion of Death. He notes World War I factory jobs for British and German women, Canadian mobilization, and U.S. and Allied roles in arms, nursing, canteens, logistics, and secretarial work shaping modern conflict efforts.
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Joan of Arc
Dunkirk
Joan
Death
U. S.S
Kerensky
New Envoy to Britain Embodies New Deal Vision
John Winant, named envoy to the Court of St James, is portrayed as a nontraditional diplomat aligned with President Roosevelt’s social program. The piece links his selection to the administration’s aim for democracies to present a clear postwar plan. It describes Winant’s background from New York, past roles, and his stance as the New Deal in person.
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John Winant
Court of St. James
New York
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
International Labor Office
Geneva
America
Hitler
Great Britain
United States
Harry Hopkins
Kennedy
Winant
Joseph Kennedy
Neville Chamberlain
Birth rate in U S during 1940 highest in ten years
Approximately 2,350,000 babies were born in the United States in 1940, the highest number since 1930. The rate rose to 24.2 per 1000 in 1940 from 16.5 in 1933, but census officials say the rise has no long range implications and reflects marriages after World War I babies aging into reproductive years.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Vergil D. Reed
Census Bureau
County sportsmen group backs 4H forestry project
The Niagara County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs supports county 4H tree planting and forestry projects across idle lands. Members pledge to assist with conservation efforts and youth education in forestry and rural land improvement.
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Niagara County
N. 4
Rural youth plant trees amid surplus worries
The U S department of agriculture instructed young people on tree planting as the nation faces unemployment concerns in rural areas. In contrast Switzerland, described as a peaceful oasis amid bayonets, faces its own set of problems.
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Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Peoria
Finland
Washington
Finnish Ministry of Supplies and Transport
Helsinki
Wood-Ges Generator Credits, Inc
Ministry of Supply and Transport
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Switzerland
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