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The YWCA continues to evolve to meet today's challenges in eliminating racism and empowering women. It has shifted to a bottoms-up, grassroots structure. It launched a revitalized brand that reaffirms the mission of working aggressively for women and people of color and is engaging women 18- to 34-years old to carry on the YWCA mission for years to come.
The YWCA advocacy issues reflect its mission and the values of the organization. It promotes solutions to improve the lives of women, girls and people of color across the country. From lobbying for pay equity and hate crimes legislation to the increased funding for Head Start and the Violence Against Women Act, the YWCA advocates on Capitol Hill while employees and volunteers empower women and girls in local communities.
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Established in 1858 as a voice for women's issues, The YWCA opened the first employment bureau for women several years later. That was only the beginning of more than 150 years of active advocacy and programming for women's rights and civil rights. YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. This YWCA mission statement was adopted by the General Assembly in 2009.
The YWCA continues to evolve to meet today's challenges in eliminating racism and empowering women. It has shifted to a bottoms-up, grassroots structure. It launched a revitalized brand that reaffirms the mission of working aggressively for women and people of color and is engaging women 18- to 34-years old to carry on the YWCA mission for years to come.
The YWCA advocacy issues reflect its mission and the values of the organization. It promotes solutions to improve the lives of women, girls and people of color across the country. From lobbying for pay equity and hate crimes legislation to the increased funding for Head Start and the Violence Against Women Act, the YWCA advocates on Capitol Hill while employees and volunteers empower women and girls in local communities.
Creator
YMCA
Date
1917
Source
YWCA Timeline
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
]]>https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/110"His energetic adherence to perseverance, his plain dogged determination, his ability to rise from the ashes…always with grace, and usually with a liberal dose of humor, were his trademarks…life itself inspired him." – Robert C. Byrd
In a career spanning almost 47 years and ten presidencies, Edward Kennedy fought for almost every piece of important legislation that advanced civil rights, health care, immigration, education, and the economic well-being of Americans. His lasting commitment to freedom and democracy helped shape foreign policy and fuel his determination to achieve equality and justice for all.]]>2023-02-24T18:31:00-05:00
Title
Senator Edward Moore Kennedy - Timeline of Public Service
"His energetic adherence to perseverance, his plain dogged determination, his ability to rise from the ashes…always with grace, and usually with a liberal dose of humor, were his trademarks…life itself inspired him." – Robert C. Byrd
In a career spanning almost 47 years and ten presidencies, Edward Kennedy fought for almost every piece of important legislation that advanced civil rights, health care, immigration, education, and the economic well-being of Americans. His lasting commitment to freedom and democracy helped shape foreign policy and fuel his determination to achieve equality and justice for all.
Creator
United States Senate
Date
2009
Source
Senator Edward M. Kennedy - Nine Congressional Terms of Service 1962 - 2009
Source: Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
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In this publication you will see an organization that has come a long way, starting as a tentative experiment, maturing and evolving at every step, learning from success and stumbles alike, gaining experience from the latest threat du jour, from gangsters and mobsters, from spies to several killers, from Internet predators to international terrorists.
Over the century the FBI has constantly added to its investigative and intelligence tools and talents, launching a Disaster Squad one decade, a “Most Wanted” list the next; a computer forensics team one decade, a terrorist fly team the next - each innovation building on the last like so many foundation stones.
Over time, the FBI became expert at mapping crime scenes and surveying targets; at poring over financial ledgers and diving into the depths in search of clues; at staging complex undercover operations and breaking cryptic codes; at peering into human cells to help determine guilt or innocence and using intelligence to get its arms around a threat and then disable it. As a result, the FBI has developed a suite of capabilities that is unmatched in any other single national security agency in the world.
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In 2008 the United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) celebrated its 100th anniversary as a crime fighting and national security agency dedicated to protecting America and the international community from world dangers. During this period there really has not been the investigative equivalent of a dull moment for the FBI. Each point in the Bureau’s history has had its own cast of colorful characters, its own investigative challenges and controversies, its own milestones and major cases.
In this publication you will see an organization that has come a long way, starting as a tentative experiment, maturing and evolving at every step, learning from success and stumbles alike, gaining experience from the latest threat du jour, from gangsters and mobsters, from spies to several killers, from Internet predators to international terrorists.
Over the century the FBI has constantly added to its investigative and intelligence tools and talents, launching a Disaster Squad one decade, a “Most Wanted” list the next; a computer forensics team one decade, a terrorist fly team the next - each innovation building on the last like so many foundation stones.
Over time, the FBI became expert at mapping crime scenes and surveying targets; at poring over financial ledgers and diving into the depths in search of clues; at staging complex undercover operations and breaking cryptic codes; at peering into human cells to help determine guilt or innocence and using intelligence to get its arms around a threat and then disable it. As a result, the FBI has developed a suite of capabilities that is unmatched in any other single national security agency in the world.
Creator
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date
No date
Source
Source: United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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While the Border Patrol has changed dramatically since its inception in 1924, its primary mission remains unchanged: to detect and prevent Agents on bike patrol the illegal entry of aliens into the United States. Together with other law enforcement officers, the Border Patrol helps maintain borders that work - facilitating the flow of legal immigration and goods while preventing the illegal trafficking of people and contraband.
The Border Patrol is specifically responsible for patrolling nearly 6,000 miles of Mexican and Canadian international land borders and over 2,000 miles of coastal waters surrounding the Florida Peninsula and the island of Puerto Rico. Agents work around the clock on assignments, in all types of terrain and weather conditions. Agents also work in many isolated communities throughout the United States.
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U.S Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol History from 1924
The priority mission of the Border Patrol is preventing terrorists and terrorists weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, from entering the United States. Undaunted by scorching desert heat or freezing northern winters, they work tirelessly as vigilant protectors of our Nation's borders.
While the Border Patrol has changed dramatically since its inception in 1924, its primary mission remains unchanged: to detect and prevent Agents on bike patrol the illegal entry of aliens into the United States. Together with other law enforcement officers, the Border Patrol helps maintain borders that work - facilitating the flow of legal immigration and goods while preventing the illegal trafficking of people and contraband.
The Border Patrol is specifically responsible for patrolling nearly 6,000 miles of Mexican and Canadian international land borders and over 2,000 miles of coastal waters surrounding the Florida Peninsula and the island of Puerto Rico. Agents work around the clock on assignments, in all types of terrain and weather conditions. Agents also work in many isolated communities throughout the United States.
]]>https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/109"There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country. Just as we must conserve our men, women and children, so we must conserve the resources of the land on which they live." – Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, 33rd Governor of New York, became the youngest U.S. President in the country's history at the age of 43. He served in office as the 26th U.S. President between 1909-1919. The interactive timeline linked below documents his lifetime as a conservationist, as well as a U.S. President.]]>2023-02-24T18:31:00-05:00
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Theodore Roosevelt - 26th United States President - Timeline
"There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country. Just as we must conserve our men, women and children, so we must conserve the resources of the land on which they live." – Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, 33rd Governor of New York, became the youngest U.S. President in the country's history at the age of 43. He served in office as the 26th U.S. President between 1909-1919. The interactive timeline linked below documents his lifetime as a conservationist, as well as a U.S. President.
U.S. Library of Congress & American Museum of Natural History
Publisher
U.S. Library of Congress & American Museum of Natural History
Contributor
Samuel Johnson Woolfe
Format
Medium: Photomechanical Print
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
Timeline
Coverage
Historic
]]>https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/108The timeline linked here documents the advancement of the National Weather Service between 1849 - 2013]]>2023-02-24T18:31:00-05:00
Box kite - early 1900 method of assessing weather conditions
Weather kites were used to bring recording instruments to high levels. Temperature, pressure, humidity and winds were observed from kites. A meteogram is attached to measure the weather conditions.
Source: National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, US Department of Commerce
Weather Maps
Satellite image
Source: NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is more than a space agency may come as a surprise to some. Aeronautics, the first A of the NASA acronym, has always been a part of NASA, but against the headline exploits of rocket launches, Moon landings, Space Shuttle missions, and Mars rovers, aeronautics is easily lost in the shadows of NASA’s marquee space programs. The list of accomplishments for NASA’s first A is long, and this book goes a modest way toward sketching these developments.
Creator
NASA
Date
2013
Source
NASA
Source: Robert G. Ferguson National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Link to NASA Timeline
Senator Robert Byrd was U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010. Sen. Byrd served over 51 years of continuous service with an extraordinary lifetime attendance record of nearly 99 percent. Sen. Byrd has held more elected Senate leadership posts than any other member. These include secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference, Democratic whip, majority leader, minority leader, president pro tempore, and chairman of the Committee on Appropriations.
Creator
Michael Shane Neal
Date
2007
Source
Robert C. Byrd
U.S. Senate Leadership Portrait Collection Source: United States Senate
Robert Dole served for 45 years in public office including service in the Kansas state legislature, both houses of the U.S. Congress, as leader of his party’s national committee, floor leader in the U.S. Senate, and the Republican Party’s nominations for vice president and president of the United States. He left his imprint on a mass of legislation and campaigned for countless other candidates. As a committee chairman and party leader, he mastered the art of forging consensus and compromise. He also seasons the seriousness of politics and government with a ready supply of good humor, candor, and a common sense approach, earning him respect from both sides of the aisle. Overall he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 8 years and the Senate for more than 27 years