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Powerful photos of women entering the workforce

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The media has been the biggest enemy to politicians since Boss Tweed

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The true horror story behind one of horror’s most iconic scenes

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As if she wasn’t already incredible enough, Eleanor Roosevelt was an Olympic Bobsledder

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Coco Chanel grew up in severe poverty, and it turned her into a millionaire

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The unreal story behind Lynyrd Skynyrd’s name

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