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Madeleine Albright on immigrating to the United States
Madeleine Albright on immigrating to the United States
Who was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress?
Who was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress?
How Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee defines peace
How Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee defines peace
Meet key women writers of the Harlem Renaissance
Meet key women writers of the Harlem Renaissance
How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor
How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor
Who were the first women to serve in the U.S. Senate?
Who were the first women to serve in the U.S. Senate?

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What it's like to visit an active volcano
Archaeopteryx: The holy grail of fossils
Archaeopteryx: The holy grail of fossils
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How a Foley artist creates sound effects for screen
What inspires Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to fight injustice
What inspires Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to fight injustice
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How earthquakes are measured: Demonstrating magnitude
Jeanne Gang on the future of architecture
Jeanne Gang on the future of architecture

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How we develop new vaccines
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The first Black battalion of the American Revolution
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Marine debris: How trash ends up in the ocean
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Can you really be left-brained or right-brained?
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