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Gerda Lerner, pioneering scholar of women’s, African-American history
January 8, 2013Gerda Lerner, whose life went from Jewish radical activist in Austria to refugee from Nazism to prominent U.S. historian, passed away in Madison, Wisc., at the age of 92, this month.
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Malala recovering: young Pakistani woman to continue her struggle
January 4, 2013Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' education in Pakistan, has been discharged from a British hospital.
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Thousands take to streets to mourn Delhi gang-rape victim
January 3, 2013Thousands poured onto the streets of India over the weekend to mourn the death of a pre-medical student who was subjected to a brutal gang rape.
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GOP Grinches trying to steal Christmas
December 20, 2012"Anyone who wants to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits to finance tax giveaways for the rich must have a heart two sizes too small."
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Today in Labor History: Fighting Mary and Mother Jones
November 30, 2012On November 30, 1854, "Fighting Mary" Eliza McDowell, also known as the "Angel of the Stockyards," was born in Chicago.
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