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How American women spies ‘gave the slip’ to the enemy (Part II) By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller Due to the destruction of records and the...

How American women spies 'gave the slip' to the enemy (Part I) By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller Invisible ink, secret codes… and layers of petticoats...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller The documentation of history is impossible without the written word. With the stroke of a pen or tap of...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller They are mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and grandmothers. They are factory workers, medical personnel and professional ballerinas. They are...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller They carry, deliver and raise human beings. They govern nations. They run businesses. They fight in combat. They save...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller When 17th century women’s rights advocate Margaret Brent owned much of the land upon which Alexandria sits today, she...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller During most winters of the Revolutionary War, Martha Washington would be at her husband’s side. She would endure the...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller Two hundred years ago, an American woman’s creative expression had to be pretty and practical. Restricted by society, women...

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The city and local women’s organization Alexandria Celebrates Women came together on Aug. 26 to dedicate a historic marker to...

By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller When American suffragists were arrested outside the White House 104 years ago and sentenced for imprisonment in nearby Occoquan,...