Navy WAVES: WWII Women Recalled as Frontline Servants
About 350000 women volunteered in World War II, with 85000 in the Navy. WAVES served as temporary yeomen nurses and radio operators, many later marrying sailors. A 1990s reunion in Boston drew about 900 veterans reflecting on pivotal wartime roles and changing gender norms.
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May Reese
Vergennes
Army
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Irene Weeks
East Falmouth
Alice Sawicki
Bristol
Navy Construction
Hunter College
New York City
Northampton
Sawicki
Weeks
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Czarnecki
Myrian Czarnecki
Navy Waves
Clinton Widens Lead On Dole In Family Policy Poll
U.S. News & World Report poll shows 49 percent favor Clinton on addressing parents with minor children versus 31 percent for Dole. Clinton leads 42 to 35 with Perot at 6. Mothers favor Clinton more than fathers. More than 59 million Americans have children under 18, up 2.8 million in ten years.
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Clinton
Bob Dole
U.S. News & World Report
Dole
Four Pee
Ross Perot
Perot
U.S
Clinton to propose overtime and family leave expansion
The White House will push an overtime for compensatory time plan linked to expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act. Clinton seeks up to 24 hours of unpaid leave yearly for family duties and hospital stays for new mothers, with flex time allowing pay in money or time off.
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Washington
White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
Senate
House
Stereotypes of aging in politics and presidents
Collier notes increased life expectancy makes older presidential candidates unsurprising. Wickman argues competency matters more than age. examples include Eisenhower. KU research by Hummert explores positive aging stereotypes like the Perfect Grandparent and Golden Ager, while noting negative labels such as Shrew/Curmudgeon and linked coverage of Dole and Reagan.
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John Adams
John E. Wickman
Abilene
Eisenhower Library
Wickman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Ku’s Hummert
National Institute On Aging
National Institutes of Health
Dole
Walter Matthau
Jack Lenon
Ronald Reagan
John Wayne
Hummert
Reagan
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Clinton
White House
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