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Who was the first woman elected to Congress from New York?
For the record, it was Ruth Sears Baker Pratt. And she was a Junior Leaguer. We realize that the shock and awe of having a woman as a member of…
Taking Their Seats at the Capitol
In the Wednesday-morning quarterbacking that followed last week’s elections in the U.S., one of the more significant outcomes barely earned a headline: more women than ever before have been sent…
A Legacy of Environmental Activism
BP’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf got us thinking about The Junior League’s trail-blazing legacy in environmental advocacy. It took only a quick look through the archives to uncover…