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'Unretiring' and Social Security Myths from the Urban Institute
As women's earnings and retirement wealth have increased, they appear more likely now than in the past to make retirement decisions appropriate to their own careers and financial security, instead of following their husbands out of the labor force. more »
Anne Morgan’s War: Rebuilding Devastated France, 1917–1924
This exhibit highlights the small team of American women who left the United States to devote themselves to relief work in France during and after World War I. Their leader was Anne Morgan (1873–1952), a daughter of the financier Pierpont Morgan who stated, “We do not want sightseers who would like to go over for half a year to view France’s battlefields” more »
More Children Being Raised by Grandparents Since the Start of the 'Great Recession'
Just as the number of children being cared for by their grandparents has increased from 2000 to 2008, the corresponding number of grandparents serving as primary caregivers to their grandchildren increased 8%, from 2.4 million in 2000 to 2.6 million in 2008. more »
CutureWatch, Review of The Constant Liberal: The Life and Work of Phyllis Bottome
It's hard to believe after reading this detailed, sympathetic story that its subject seems to be hardly known today. She was famous and highly esteemed, especially in the United States, as a novelist before her success reached England. more »
