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Crystal Eastman: A pioneer in women's rights and workers' safety


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On March 24, 1911, the day before the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York City  which left 147 dead   the New York Court of Appeals had declared the state’s compulsory worker’s compensation law unconstitutional. Largely because of the fire, that law was back in force in 1913. 
Elmira’s own Crystal Eastman had drafted that worker’s compensation law. 
According to the National Women’s Hall of Fame, Eastman was one of only a few hundred women lawyers in the early twentieth century.  . Her pioneering report, Work Accidents and the Law  (published in book form in 1910), led New York Gov. Charles Evans Hughes to appoint her the first woman on New State’s Commission on Employer’s liability and Causes of Industrial Accidents, Unemployment and Lack of Farm Labor in 1909. As a member of that commission, Eastman drafted the country’s first workers’ compensation law. That legislation became the model for workers’ compensatio ....

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It's time for Africa


The Hillbrow and Braamfontein skyline seen from the west of the city. The mere fact that Africa is the birthplace of humankind should be drenched in significance for anyone interested in exploring the common roots of different nations, says the writer. Picture: Karen Sandison/African News Agency (ANA)
It’s time for Africa
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Professor Francis Petersen
Africa has come a long way in shaking off the image of a continent that is consistently dependent on and trailing the rest of the world for investment, development, direction and validation. We are diversifying our economies to move away from economic dependence on the global north, and actively searching for African solutions to African problems. Moreover, while Africa remains an attractive investment destination, it is now more sought after for its people than for its physical assets. ....

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Lapis Lazuli's Royal Blue Color Was Once Considered Godlike




Lapis lazuli is a rock, which means it consists of three minerals, including lazurite, calcite and pyrite. Gemological Institute of America
This prized material has been used to adorn great works of art from pharaohs coffins to the Sistine Chapel, and it s also touted for its connection to cosmic wisdom and use in feng shui. In fact, it was once more precious than gold. We re talking, of course, about brilliant blue lapis lazuli, which can be found on King Tut s coffin and other funeral items. In crushed form, it became the bluest blue in an artist s palette ultramarine so expensive that Michelangelo couldn t afford it. ....

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