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By Gayle Converse Alexandria and the nation have celebrated mothers this month. Throughout its 275-year history, the city has honored many women who have contributed to...

By Gayle Converse At one location along the Mount Vernon Trail during the recent Alexandria Celebrates Women “Making History to D.C.” Walk, I couldn’t help...

By Gayle Converse Washington, D.C.’s treasured cherry blossoms are the horticultural and diplomatic result of women’s efforts; yet, while the Tidal Basin itself rightfully pays...

By Gayle Converse  Hosting more than one million pedestrians and bicyclists each year, Northern Virginia’s scenic Mount Vernon Trail has become one of the most...

By Gayle Converse You might think it’s a far stretch between serving as a high-ranking United States military officer in the Middle East to serving...

By Gayle Converse  In 1605, five residents of Aberdeen, Scotland were prosecuted for parading through the town “maskit and dancing with bellis.” More than 400...

By Gayle Converse  “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller | [email protected] The daughter of a once-enslaved laborer was instrumental in turning what was once an infamous Alexandria site –...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller A woman with ties to several historic sites in Alexandria has been described as “the wife of three husbands,”...

By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected] There are always a few special people in a community who do the most to help others. Pat Miller is one...