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Aids and Health Issues
Millions of Africans die each year from infectious diseases, such as AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; from poor nutrition or lack of clean drinking water; or from diseases like …
Ecological Issues
Africa is well known for its fascinating wildlife and its abundant natural resources. However, the continents resources are shrinking rapidly as a result of industrialization and …
Mae Jemison, Updated Edition
On September 12, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavor lifted off from Kennedy Space Center with Mae Jemison as a member of its crew, thus making her the first African-American woman to …
Ecological Issues
Origins of the Women's Rights Movement
In the 1800s, women were second-class citizens. By law, married women were owned by their husbands. Women had no political rights. They could not vote. They could not hold office. …
Aids and Health Issues
Equal Rights Amendment
It took decades, and a Constitutional amendment, for all American women to get the right to vote. But the legal right to vote did not guarantee equality under the law. Suffrage …
Milestones in the Evolution of Government
How did large, complex states develop from small clans and nomadic tribes? How have rulers throughout history justified their right to govern? What ideas and events shaped the …
Woman's Place in Early America
In early America, married women had no rights under law. They belonged to their husbands. Their voices were not heard in public. But with the War of Independence, women found a …