Uncle Sam as Woman's Boss in U.S. Government History
A New York Times synthesis traces how women entered federal service from 1860s clerical roles to high offices. It highlights General Spinner’s push to employ women to cut treasury notes, early pay limits, and later gains including governors, congresswomen, judges, and diplomats, amid resistance from some lawmakers.
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Washington
Seattle
League of Nations
D. C
General Land Office
Treasury Department
Francis Elias Spinner
United States
Lincoln
Salmon P. Chase
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Spinner
Traubie
Congress
Alough McCulloch
Chase
Mary Clemmer Ames
Department of the Interior
Ball
H. L. Dawen
Massachusetts
General Spinner
Uncle Sam
New York Times
Laundries Boom in Fresno as Black Rain Follows
Heavy demand hits Fresno laundries after a strange black rain falls. Sonar from the San Luis Obispo area reports rain-soaked clothing and concerns about contamination from unknown sources.
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Fresno
Cal
San Lula Obispo
Medals for De Molay Heroism Award Recipients Named
Kansas City honors three De Molay members Wil liam H. Eikina of Baltimore Arthur F. Whitehead of Norfolk Downs Mass and Samuel Pierce of Alameda Cal. They saved lives in three separate incidents from 1920 to 1925 with Whitehead and Joe Dodge rescuing Max Englehart at Mount Washington and Pierce saving Frances Haworth and Mrs Anne Cushing in San Francisco Bay.
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Kansas City
Order of
de Molay
William H. Eikina
Baltimore
Arthur F. Whitehead
Norfolk Downs
Mass
Samuel Pierce
Alameda
Cal
Frank
Elking
Barbara Wagoner
Three Rivers
Chesapeake Bay
Wagoner
Blawalat
Allegheny
Whitehead
Joe Dodge
Max Englehart
Tip Top House
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Englehardt
Dodge
Mp Top House
Ald
Engelhardt
Pierce
Anne Cushing
Frances Haworth
San Francisco Bay
Mrs. Cushing
Frances
Story
Mra. Cushing
de Molay Heroisn
Grand Council
Centenarian Fur Nival Credits Abstention for Smooth Skin
In Egham England Tip to Flapper Mine Seling Fur nival, aged 100, claims avoiding cosmetics keeps her face free of wrinkles. She resembles her mother hailed as Bath's belle, a famed beauty of her era. The January eclipse marked Britain's first total display since 1764.
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Egham
England
Seling Furnival
Belle of
Bath
Gilbert Elected President of National Student of Design
Cass Gilbert has been elected president of the National Student of Design succeeding Bawin Howl Blaghfield. Gilbert designed the Woolworth Building and other structures in New York and Minnesota state capitols. He also contributed to public libraries in St Louis and Toilt and served as general designer for universities in Minnesota.
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Duke Gilbert
National Atudent of Design
Bawin Howl Blaghfield
Gilbert
Woolworth
New York
Minnesota
Arkansas
Tolt
St. Louis
Universitives
Ana
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Walter Williams
Pan-American Congress of Journalists
Pan-American Union
California
America
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Vthis
Mellon
Berenger
the Treasury
Garrard B. Winston
EH. Huguenth
F. G. Blair
Lonna
R. Lacour-Gayot
E aBoy
Peru
U. S
New London Slip Company
Groton
Conn
Callao
Dorsey Richardson
Dorsey Richard
Department of State
Cooke
Geneva
Switzerland
Cass Gilbert
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