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… my daughter, I wish you were a boy!” Whether he meant the comment as an affront or as a statement on the injustice … she would not be limited by society but also to ensure that future generations of women would not have to break barriers … life, writing books, giving speeches, and campaigning. She died on October 26, 1902, eighteen years before the passage …

… armies fighting short, decisive campaigns on land as the future of British strategy. Corbett sought to dispel this … strategic priorities. Corbett disavowed continental commitment and mass armies, believing Britain should instead … Lambert’s work is exceptional and will appeal to a wide audience. …

… dimples, chads and absentee ballots has raised the ire of diehard partisans who will try to weaken the president by … otherwise, is a dynamic process that revolves around three complex elements — the leader, the followers and the … history. Their forecasts, based on limited knowledge of future events, are hardly reliable. Leadership is a dynamic …

… picnics, parades, and softball games to remember those who died fighting our country’s wars. It’s rarely a day for … not incidentally, killed or wounded over 27,000 American soldiers. Apologizing to those soldiers can’t undo the damage … ago, on May 30, 1945, by Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., commander of the Allied Fifth Army in Italy. Truscott was …

… the reader.   The reviewer’s photos during the peaceful component of the pro-democracy EuroMaidan protests.  December 2013. As current news broadcasts and websites talk of the plight of today’s Crimean Tartars, many … relationships that show who is/was doing what and why.  In future editions of this necessary book, this reviewer looks …

… casualties, though many think up to six times more have died. Blockades mean millions face starvation. And the … wined and dined for about six months to talk about Yemen's future. But the UN didn't really understand what the … Rhodes. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website, …

… put it not long ago, “The era of big government” has ended. Future generations will no doubt credit these developments … legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater … critically weakened the one entity best equipped to combat growing income inequality in the United States: …

… Until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the combination of new technology with the "classically liberal" … the years before World War I was most remarkable for combining expanding trade, growth, and industrialization … silver become too heavy, and something that embodies more value in less volume is needed.  This need is best …

… between big business and employees that promised secure futures in return for loyal service. Recent cuts have stung … his father, also an Edison employee, counseled him that the company would provide a secure life. Myers’ forced … cuts with the headline: “AT&T Lays Out Bold Plan for Its Future.” For most of the twentieth century, American firms …

… drawing to a close, the ghosts of Southern history have become important players in national politics. The fallout … be raised from the dead by invoking the memory of fallen soldiers. But the civil-rights movement of the mid-20th century … upon the present without holding implications for the future. Robert E. Bonner is the author of "The Soldier's …

… in health insurance and pension benefits to current and future retirees. The bankruptcy of its supplier Delphi adds … on a mix of public and private pensions. Like it or not, company pensions are part of public policy. This struggle … action. Delphi’s bankruptcy and the increasingly uncertain future of GM signal that pensions have become expendable. As …

… If eight percent of the population of seven million had died or been killed during WWII , the Greek civil war (GCW) … coups d’état and dozens of governments. Although Greek communists had been a serious threat to all Greece’s … diametrically opposed programs for the rehabilitation and future of their war-devastated country. The GCW was also an …

… While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . … Boxer Rebellion in China targeted Westerners, 2,500 U.S. soldiers quickly traversed the South China Sea to help suppress … as the key to wealth, prestige, and regional stability. The future of the Philippines will be tied closely to …

… South Vietnam’s governments also had serious problems. The Diem regime (1954-63) wanted to defeat or at least contain the Viet Cong but could not rally non-Communist South Vietnamese behind it, prompting the United … to happen. (Similarly, some Americans in 1963 thought that Diem could continue in office if he fired his brother Nhu – …

… , and  Molly Farrell  to discuss the past, present, and future of reproductive rights and reproductive justice. What … they evolved over time? When, how, and why did abortion become such a controversial topic in the United States? How … are Mytheli Sreenivas, associate professor of Women's Studies and History at Ohio State University, Allison Norris, a …