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May 25, 2022
Hercules Powder Company Films in the Cinecraft Collection
May 24, 2022
A New Industrial Revolution: Womanpower, NAM, and the Labor Shortage During World War II
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) was founded in 1895 when approximately 600 American manufacturers met to formulate a program for economic recovery from a recent depression.
May 23, 2022
They studied what?! BBDO’s Research Department and marketing reports
The Research Department at BBDO studied, seemingly, everything under the sun. While not in reality, they did do studies and market research on a plethora of topics.
May 23, 2022
Beautiful Bureaucracy: General Electric & Changing Forms of Management
April 20, 2022
Innovations in Digital and 3-D Mammography: A New Oral History Collection
Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide—surpassing lung cancer for the first time in 2020—and the most common cancer diagnosed in American women.
April 19, 2022
The Flats: An Experiment in Affordable Housing
A significant archival collection at Hagley came from the Joseph Bancroft & Sons textile mills. The firm was a nationally recognized company between 1860 and 1960 best known for quality fabrics, innovative textile finishing, and savvy marketing.
April 19, 2022
A “CATALYST” FOR PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY
As a nonprofit dedicated to advancing women in the workplace, Catalyst paid close attention to legislation that had the potential to impact working women and their families. One issue that Catalyst was particularly vocal about in the 1980s and 1990s was the importance of parental leave.
April 19, 2022
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Stories of du Pont Women

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