Oxfam, Theodore Richard “Dick” Milford (1895 – 1987), Oxfam, 1942
Dick Milford was a clergyman, educator, and philanthropist in England during the first half of the 20th century who is best known for his role in the…
Tags: Aid, Charity, Dick Milford, NGO, Oxfam, Philanthropy, Religion, WWII
Shealah Craighead, INSPIRE Women Act, White House, February 28 2017
The Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Act (H.R. 321), or INSPIRE Women Act, was introduced by Representative…
Tags: Education, Law, Mentorship, NASA, Science, STEM, US Congress, Women
Dina Titus, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, US Congress, January 8 2019
The Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (H.R. 276) was a piece of legislature, sponsored by Representative Dina Titus of…
Tags: Dina Titus, Education, Employee, Law, US Congress
Maryland State Fireman's Association, Wylie Donaldson Jr., Maryland State Fireman's Association, Unknown
Wylie Donaldson Jr. is the Vice President of the Odenton, Maryland Volunteer Fire Department and winner of the National Volunteer Fire Council’s…
Tags: Firefighting, Local, Maryland, Safety, State, Volunteerism
Gulf News, Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, UAE, 2016
Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, or Sheikha Fatima, is the widow of the former Sheikh Zayed, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates.…
Tags: Arab World, Education, International, UAE, Women, Women's Rights
Ray Cameron, Florence Nightingale Medal, International Committee of the Red Cross, 1912, 1920
The Florence Nightingale Medal is a bi-annual award given out by the International Committee of the Red Cross. It is the highest international…
Tags: Award, International, Medicine, Nursing, Women
National Museum of American History, For Your Country's Sake Today – For Your Own Sake Tomorrow, National Museum of American History., 1944
This poster, created by Steele Savage in 1944, appealed to the patriotism of women aged 20 to 35 to prompt them to enlist in the Women's Army Corps,…
Tags: Campaign, Patriotism, Posters, War, Women, World War II
Library of Congress, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Activist, Library of Congress, None
Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802 – 1887) was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state…
Tags: Activist, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Mental Health, Nursing, Women
Library of Congress, Frances Willard, Women's Suffragist, Library of Congress, Unknown
Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (1839 – 1898) was an American…
Tags: Consumer Protection, Education, Frances Willard, Unions, Women, Women's Rights, Women's Suffrage
BJP, Gujarat Government wins UNPSA 2010, BJP, 2010
People's voice is the key driver of a democracy, and listening to that voice is the key test of good governance Narendra Modi (Chief Minister of…
Tags: Gujarat, India, Modi, Public Service, SWAGAT, Transparency, UN, United Nations
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