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WOW2: May 2023 – Women Trailblazers and Activists, 5-25 through 5-31

Published May 27, 2023 10:29PM

WOW2: May 2023 – Women Trailblazers and Activists, 5-25 through 5-31

May 31, 1875 – Rosa May Billinghurst born, British suffragette and women’s rights activist; she survived polio as a child, but had to wear leg irons and use crutches to walk. She became known is the “cripple suffragette” because she campaigned on a modified tricycle. As a young woman, she was active in social work at a Greenwich workhouse, taught Sunday School, and joined the temperance group, Band of Hope. In 1907, she became a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). Despite her disability she took part in the WSPU's m ... Read more

The Rugged, Sleek Legacy of the Beechcraft ‘Staggerwing’

The Beechcraft Model 17 “Staggerwing” cuts an unusually sleek profile through aviation history. Today in Microsoft Flight Simulator, I’ll be flying the Model 17, widely regarded as one of the world’s most enviable private airplanes.

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This Shavuos Join The Bochurim In Remote Jewish Communities

This Shavuos Join The Bochurim In Remote Jewish Communities Around The World

Experience the awe-inspiring journeys of 190 young Bochurim as they embark on an extraordinary mission to spread the spirit of Shavuos to 95 remote Jewish commu ... Read more

'Everyone's scared': Transgender Kansans brace for new law

WICHITA, Kansas — Thea Howard worried that coming out as a transgender woman would cost her the job she’s held for six-plus years.

“That was my fear — that I would be fired when I came out,” she said.

When it becam ... Read more

UNCP professor leads middle school team to National Science Olympiad

Published May 25, 2023 05:21PM

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When she’s not in the classroom, UNC Pembroke computer science professor Cynthia Zhang is busy inspiring future college students.

Dr. Zhang is a mentor and coach for the Science Olympiad team for IB Piedmont Open Middle School in Charlotte, N.C. Her Codebusters team won the state championship at the North Carolina Science Olympiad at N.C. State University held April 21.

Zhang’s team qualified for the National Science Olympiad competition in Wichita, Kansas, where they brought home f ... Read more

Matt Schlapp Net Worth 2023: Political Career Age Wife Kids

Matt Schlapp Net Worth, Biography, Age, Wife, Height, Weight, and other many more details can be checked on this page. Matt Schlapp is a Former White House Political Director who has a net worth of $9 million. According to News, The treasurer of CPAC ... Read more

Names of World War II airmen who died from Santa Rosa Army A

The Windsor Military Memorial Wall to be erected on the Town Green is a tribute to the World War II airmen who either took off from Santa Rosa Army Airfield and perished, or who crashed and died in Sonoma County.

The airfield is on land ... Read more

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers coming to Middletow

MIDDLETOWN – Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, the fast-growing Midwest burger and milkshake franchise, is eyeing its entry into Delaware through the equally fast-growing Middletown market.

The franchise owner of the fast-casua ... Read more