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How World War I shaped labor force participation for women

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Alex Schroeder
Jul 15, 2024
New research finds that more women entering clerical work during World War I changed gender norms for years to come.
Labor shortages during World War I created job opportunities in the federal government for women, especially in clerical work. Above, soldiers at the Battle of Verdun in France in 1916.
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How American government propaganda was born

by David Brancaccio and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Oct 21, 2020
A new book sees the roots of modern government persuasion in a World War I-era agency.
The media during the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. A new book by John Maxwell Hamilton sees the origins of modern government persuasion in a World War I-era office set up by the Woodrow Wilson administration in 1917.
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It's against the law for employers to make you sick. Thank the "Radium Girls" for that

by David Brancaccio and Katie Long
Nov 28, 2017
100 years ago, New Jersey factory workers fought to hold companies accountable for radium poisoning. Their battle led to our labor safety standards today.
The radium paint, which glowed in the dark, was applied to instruments, dials and watch displays that were shipped off to pilots fighting in World War I.
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Amidst austerity, Britain spends to commemorate a war

by Stephen Beard
Jun 28, 2013
Britain is spending $75 million on next year's commemoration of the outbreak of World War I. Some historians insist that for the money to be well spent, the commemoration must get the tone right.
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Raising the Debt Ceiling

The history of the debt ceiling

by David Gura
Dec 26, 2012
History reveals a controversial task for the debt limit that goes all the way back to World War I.
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