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Credit: Rosa Pomar on Flickr, under Creative Commons (WOMENSENEWS)--When I was a young child, countrywomen gathered to sew quilts for celebrations and passings. Mother took us with her when she met...
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Girl Scouts Are Full of Stars, Mine is Miss Hazel
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Advocates Blast Canadian Probe of Missing Women
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Women Violated in War Denied Memorials
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Olympic Boxing Firsts, U.S. Women Outmedal Men
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After Costly Cancer-Gene Testing, Treatments Add Up
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Three Recent Indian Crimes Reveal Culture’s Failings
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21 Women Leaders 2014 – Seven Who Amplify Our Power
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