Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, a time for celebrating the wide range of women’s contributions and achievements in society. In recognition of the many achievements of all the American women who have...
View ArticleFederal Publications for Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month, celebrated in March, is a time to recognize the strides women have made in fighting for equality. According to womenshistorymonth.gov, this month is a time to “join in...
View ArticleMarine Corps University (MCU) Journal – Special Gender Integration Issue
The wartime edict allowing women to serve in administrative support to “free a Marine to fight” 100 years ago was only the first step to women now completing the notoriously challenging Infantry...
View ArticleA Nation Abounds with Women’s History & Achievements
The 2019 Women’s History Month theme is “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence.” The theme honors “women who have led efforts to end war, violence, and injustice and pioneered the use...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day, March 8, 2018
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity....
View ArticleNational Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Since 1981, October has been recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in honor of the “Day of Unity” which was held that year and was conceived by the National Coalition Against...
View ArticleWomen’s Equality Day
The women’s march toward equality took great strides forward during the late sixties and early seventies with feminist leaders such as Gloria Steinem coming to the fore and voicing in unequitable terms...
View ArticleAugust is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
For Breastfeeding Awareness Month, new mothers gain breastfeeding advice from US Health and Human Services (HHS), Office on Women’s Health (OWH). According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleCelebrate Children’s Book Day – April 2
Do you have a few favorite books from childhood? Books that fed your imagination and that bring back memories of home and the days of your youth? The International Board on Books for Young People...
View ArticleA Celebration of Moms
Whether it be a celebration of yourself as a mom, or your own mother or your sisters, friends as moms… these caring, multi-tasking individuals are blessed to be in our lives and deserve special extra...
View ArticleWomen = Economic Power
During Women’s History Month this and every March, America recognizes the myriad contributions of women. Women control household purchasing power AND board rooms. They receive the majority of...
View ArticleCelebrating National Women’s History Month
March is National Women’s History Month, and many Federal agencies are paying tribute to the many generations of women who have made invaluable contributions to our society. According to the Law...
View ArticleThe All-in-One Guide to All Federal Assistance Programs
Did you know that the U.S. Government offers more than 2,200 Federal assistance programs to the American public? It does, and these programs serve a variety of purposes and provide a range of benefits...
View ArticleThe Courageous Women of the Children’s Bureau who Saved our American Childhood
One measure of an enlightened Nation is how it treats and values all of its residents, from the weakest to the strongest, particularly its children. The recently deceased Nobel Peace Prize laureate and...
View ArticleThe Emancipation Proclamation and its Role in GPO and African American History
February is National African American History Month, also known as Black History Month in the United States. One significant event in African American history happened 151 years ago. On January 1,...
View ArticleFederal Books that Shaped Work in America
The end of the calendar year typically provokes many lists and reviews reflecting on the past. Here at the Government Printing Office’s Government Book Talk blog and the U.S. Government Bookstore is no...
View ArticleGift-Giving Traditions and 12 Books of Christmas
ORIGINS OF HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING For centuries, Europeans and North Americans have been giving gifts around Christmastime. Image: Ancient Britons carrying a Yule log and holly branches. Source: From the...
View ArticleThink you know pink? Increase your awareness of breast cancer
October, the annual observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is a time for reflection on the pervasiveness of the disease. In the general US population, one in eight women will have breast...
View ArticleEverything You Should Know About The Health Care Law
In one week at the beginning of fiscal year 2014 on October 1, 2013, and at the start of the calendar year on January 1, 2014, the provisions of the new health care law go into effect. Image courtesy:...
View ArticleOver 1 Billion Served: GPO’s Pueblo Distribution Center Hits Historic...
1 Billion. One thousand million. Any way you count it, that’s a bundle! And at the US Government Printing Office Document Distribution Center in Pueblo, Colorado, we have reached that magic number. As...
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