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For most of the nation’s history, members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been addressed as “congressman” or “congresswoman.” By contrast, a senator is referred to as, well, “senator.”
These gendered terms for House members dominate in journalism, everyday conversation and among members of Congress.
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Between the villages of Vierville-sur-Mer and Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes in Normandy, France, is a 5-mile stretch of beach that was once called Côte-d’Or, or “golden coast.”
Since June 6, 1944, however, this beach has borne a different name: Omaha.
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Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision that desegregated public schools, stands in the collective national memory as a turning point in America’s fight for racial justice. But, as the U.S. observes its 70th anniversary, Brown also represents something more somber: It ultimately led to thousands of Black teachers losing their jobs.
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