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Profile America: FIRST MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR WOMEN

Profile America: FIRST MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR WOMEN

Tuesday, November 1 — On this date in 1848, the first medical school for women opened in Boston. At the time, it had a faculty of two and 12 students. By 1873, the school had graduated almost 100 doctors. That […]

by · November 1, 2016 · Profile America, Women
Profile American: Newspaper Milestones

Profile American: Newspaper Milestones

Sunday, September 25 — Three important dates in American newspaper history occurred in September. These anniversaries span more than three centuries. On September 15, 1982, USA Today began publishing. On September 18, 1851, the New York Times issued its first edition. […]

by · September 25, 2016 · Profile America
Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code

International Women’s Forum Global Event Set to Unite, Ignite and Inspire 800+ Top Women Leaders

Attendees Convene to Address Imminent Solutions for Today’s Most Pressing Global Challenges BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The International Women’s Forum (IWF), a global organization comprised of the world’s most dynamic women at the highest levels of professional achievement, will convene in […]

by · October 26, 2015 · News, Technology, Women
US Attorney Preet Bharara Is Hard On A Pimp Killer

US Attorney Preet Bharara Is Hard On A Pimp Killer

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Bronx Murder Arising Out Of Prostitution Business Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Samuel L. Whiteside pled guilty on September 10, 2015, in Manhattan federal court to […]

Trafficked Guns Are Like ‘Cockroaches’ | The Trace

Trafficked Guns Are Like ‘Cockroaches’ | The Trace

Spot treatments don’t work if the larger problem is left unchecked by Mike Spies — The Trace Imagine the United States is an apartment building with a cockroach problem. Some residents, unsettled by the creatures, hire exterminators to end the […]

by · September 1, 2015 · Crime, News

2013, Politicians Behaving Badly

  By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden congratulated the wrong man on being elected mayor of Boston and college football star Manti Te’o publicly mourned the death of a girlfriend who never was. While U.S. […]

by · December 30, 2013 · Local News