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Celebrating Women: Dolly Parton marks 60 years in music
Dolly Parton went from one of twelve children born to a sharecropper in the mountains of Tennessee to one of music's most celebrated acts.
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Viola Davis inspires students in her hometown of Central Falls, Rhode Island
From her moving performance in “The Help,” to her Oscar-winning role in “How to Get Away with Murder,” Viola Davis has climbed to the to...
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Celebrating Women: Tuscaloosa Police officer Lillie Leatherwood
During the month of March CBS 42 is celebrating Women's History Month by spotlighting women across Alabama who have or are making a major impact.  ...
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Celebrating Women: Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in America
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is unquestionably the most powerful woman in America. She was the first woman to be voted speaker ...
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Women working to recruit more women to law enforcement
One police force in Texas is recognizing the unique strengths that only women can bring to law enforcement.
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Photo Gallery: Celebrating Women – Viola Davis
Photos of Viola Davis, courtesy Getty Images.
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Journalism pioneer broke barriers, paved the way for future generations
Dorothy Butler Gilliam was the first African American female reporter at the Washington Post. Her stories helped give a voice to communities that were often ove...
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Women Making History in Congress
Nearly 100 years after women won the right to vote, American voters elected the most women ever to both houses of Congress. Twenty-five women are serving in th...
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The National Women’s Hall of Fame: The place where America recognizes its extraordinary women
It was in the tiny upstate New York town of Seneca Falls in 1848 that the Women's Rights Movement got its start. Today, that history is still celebrated as&...
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WNBA star, Olympic gold medalist Breanna Stewart aiming beyond arc to impact world
Upstate New York native Breanna Stewart won four NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship titles with the University of Connecticut.
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Women in homelessness
Men have traditionally made up the larger majority of the homeless population, but recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development show wo...
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