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History is often likened to archaeology, with historians excavating the past from its sedimentary layers. Svetlana Alexievich forces us to remember that there are people under the ground, beneath the monument of war. Comprised of hundreds of individual accounts of Soviet women soldiers in World War II, The Unwomanly Face of War operates in opposition …

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Welcome to the second edition of The Thread! Thank you to everyone who reached out to let us know they enjoyed our inaugural issue and loved “the look.” It meant a lot. Engage’s mission is to promote women’s economic security and advocate for bipartisan/commonsense solutions that address the challenges women face in their daily lives. …

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We celebrated Mother’s Day this month. And after the past 14 months living through this pandemic, I see a lot of things very differently as a mother, as a woman, and as an American. Women have played such a crucial role in caring for the people around them this past year. Mothers, sisters, teachers, grandmothers, …

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