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27 Jan 2014, 7:54 am
Minimum wage laws became more common after World War I, as women played a greater role in the labour market, concerns about Bolshevism spreading in response to growing poverty, religious organizations promoted the need for decent treatment of workers, and trade unions became concerned about competition from ‘cheap women workers’. [read post]
27 Jan 2014, 7:15 am
After a three-year hiatus, North Korea agreed last week to begin resuming reunions for families separated by the Korean War; a wary South Korea has just agreed and proposed the meetings take place at a North Korean mountain resort next month, reports the AP. [read post]
24 Jan 2014, 1:57 pm
Here’s a summary of the book from the publisher: Chronicling the underappreciated black tradition of bearing arms for self-defense, law professor Nicholas Johnson presents an array of examples reaching back to the pre-Civil War era that demonstrate a willingness of African American men and women to use firearms when necessary to defend their families and communities. [read post]
24 Jan 2014, 6:28 am
The abortion wars rarely reach the Second Circuit, but this one does. [read post]
23 Jan 2014, 10:39 am
The leader of Al Qaeda encouraged the warring rebel groups in Syria to unite in a new audio message, says Reuters. [read post]
21 Jan 2014, 7:35 am
United States (1971), the Court rejected a religious objection to fighting in what the petitioner viewed as an unjust war, even though the draft already recognized secular exceptions that allowed many others to avoid compulsory service. [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 8:23 am
In World War II, code-breaking gave us insight into Japanese war plans, and when Patton marched across Europe, intercepted communications helped save the lives of his troops. [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 3:04 pm
I can hear the Costa captain thinking: These former-communist women from post-Cold War eastern Europe holding guns are so hot! [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 12:50 pm
Philadelphia was a center of anti-war activity, and many of us began to fear that J. [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 10:12 am
The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by Michael Hastings (2012)26. [read post]
13 Jan 2014, 2:07 pm
II Because I was a photographer and my work was documentary in nature–homeless women; itinerant migrant workers; and a decade photographing Guatemala’s 1980s armed conflict–I wanted to love The Cruel Radiance, and to a degree I did. [read post]
12 Jan 2014, 12:30 am
H-Net adds several interesting new reviews, including two in women's history: a review of Lewis L. [read post]
11 Jan 2014, 10:21 am
WOMEN IN WAR AND AT WAR: Recent Developments 18th – 19th September 2014 / University of Warwick Call for papers Women’s roles in war are complex and varied and are not limited to that of victims. [read post]
10 Jan 2014, 6:50 am
Learn more about the War on Women and other civil liberty issues: Sign up for breaking news alerts, follow us on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. [read post]
9 Jan 2014, 12:27 am
She was active in anti-war protests both prior to and during both world wars. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 8:40 am
The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by Michael Hastings (2012)26. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 8:30 am
” The protesters sought the intervention of the New Zealand government to stop the tour. 1965 Proclamation stating that the provisions of the Group Areas Act apply to allowing persons to be in places of entertainment, as well as restaurants and clubs. 1960: Despite the protests, which grew stronger following the Sharpeville massacre in March of 1960 (which occurred during a protest against laws requiring the carrying of pass books by black men and women), an all-white tour of… [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 9:30 pm
But beginning in that decade, African Americans and other civil rights activists, communists, labor union activists, poor people, Beats and hippies, gay men and lesbians, women, Vietnam War protestors and student activists, and young, urban minority men all contested their constitutionality. [read post]
5 Jan 2014, 9:01 pm
(3)The men and women serving in the MFAA Section were referred to as theMonuments Men. [read post]
5 Jan 2014, 8:05 pm
“Corporate war crimes begin” [James Stewart, Opinio Juris] “US to oppose UN climate ‘reparations’ proposal” [Michael Bastasch, Daily Caller] “What if Everyone Thought Congress Could Expand its Powers in Implementing Treaties? [read post]
