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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/AP101001019500-700x441.jpg" width="700" height="441" title="Sandra Day O'Connor, left, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the three women who followed her, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan (© AP Images)" alt="Four female U.S. Supreme Court justices (© AP Images)" /></div><div>In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman judge on the U.S. Supreme Court. Her story shows how education can empower women to become leaders.</div>

How a cowgirl from Arizona leaped barriers to make history

In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman judge on the U.S. Supreme Court. Her story shows how education can empower women to become leaders.

December 1, 2023

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/21FF5A85-FA2B-448B-B24B-D0FFA79ED7F4-700x441.jpeg" width="700" height="441" title="(State Dept./D. Thompson)" alt="Illustration of Henry Kissinger (State Dept./D. Thompson)" /></div><div>Learn how Henry Kissinger, U.S. secretary of state from 1973 to 1977, devised policies that shaped today's international order.</div>

America mourns Henry Kissinger, a consequential statesman

Learn how Henry Kissinger, U.S. secretary of state from 1973 to 1977, devised policies that shaped today's international order.

November 30, 2023

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/gender_violence_iran_spain_GettyImages-1243733895-700x441.jpg" width="700" height="441" title="A protester in Barcelona on October 4, 2022, during a protest in support of the women of Iran (© Paco Freire/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)" alt="Blindfolded woman with red on hands and face holding up hands in help signal for gender-based violence (© Paco Freire/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)" /></div><div>Learn more about what the Office of Global Women's Issues is doing to counter a surge of online and physical violence against women. </div>

The global scourge of gender-based violence

Learn more about what the Office of Global Women's Issues is doing to counter a surge of online and physical violence against women.

November 29, 2023

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Susan_LaFlesche_Picotte_doctor_sculpture_service-pnp-highsm-69900-69960v-700x441.jpg" width="700" height="441" title="Ben Victor's bronze sculpture of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte stands on Centennial Mall in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Library of Congress/Carol M. Highsmith)" alt="Sculpture of Susan La Flesche Picotte with medical bag (Library of Congress/Carol M. Highsmith)" /></div><div>Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte worked long hours, traveling through bad weather to care for the sick. Learn more about this medical pioneer.</div>

Honoring the first Native American to earn a medical degree

Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte worked long hours, traveling through bad weather to care for the sick. Learn more about this medical pioneer.

November 28, 2023

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rosalynn_carter_GettyImages-126581856-700x441.jpg" width="700" height="441" title="Former first lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York September 23, 2011. (© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post/Getty Images)" alt="Former first lady Rosalynn Carter smiling in formal portrait (© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post/Getty Images)" /></div><div>First lady Rosalynn Carter, who died at 96, championed equal rights and humanitarian causes during her tenure and after. Learn more.</div>

Honoring first lady Rosalynn Carter’s life of service [photo gallery]

First lady Rosalynn Carter, who died at 96, championed equal rights and humanitarian causes during her tenure and after. Learn more.

November 22, 2023

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/65535-53336304568_8fc4e74b55_o_d_Keith-Harper-700x441.jpg" width="700" height="441" title="Retired Ambassador Keith Harper speaks at the National Museum of American Diplomacy November 15. (National Museum of American Diplomacy)" alt="Man sitting in chair and speaking (National Museum of American Diplomacy)" /></div><div>Keith Harper, the first Native American named as a U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council, says his background opened doors.</div>

How an ambassador’s Native American heritage gave him a diplomatic edge

Keith Harper, the first Native American named as a U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council, says his background opened doors.

November 21, 2023

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AP091126163533-700x441.jpg" width="700" height="441" title="A turkey float moves down Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in November 2009. (© Charles Sykes/AP Images)" alt="2 people dressed as Pilgrims sitting atop turkey float in parade (© Charles Sykes/AP Images)" /></div><div>Did you know that the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has European origins? Learn more about this and other interesting parade facts.</div>

A photographic history of America’s Thanksgiving parade

Did you know that the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has European origins? Learn more about this and other interesting parade facts.

November 21, 2023

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Top_A_diversity-flavors_Thanksgiving_V3-700x441.jpg" width="700" height="441" title="(Courtesy of Jeneba Ghatt)" alt="Thanksgiving meal on table (Courtesy of Jeneba Ghatt)" /></div><div>Thanksgiving celebrations in the U.S. reflect the country's diversity. See how America's immigrant heritage has expanded the holiday menu.</div>

America’s diversity flavors Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving celebrations in the U.S. reflect the country's diversity. See how America's immigrant heritage has expanded the holiday menu.

November 17, 2023

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%"><img src="https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Feature_NASA-700x441.jpg" width="700" height="441" title="Lucas Smith, of the University of Arizona, is among the U.S. university researchers studying samples NASA retrieved from the asteroid Bennu. (Courtesy of Chris Richards/University Communications)" alt="Man using microscope in dark room (Courtesy of Chris Richards/University Communications)" /></div><div>NASA sends space objects, including moon rocks and asteroid samples, to universities in the U.S. and abroad. Learn about this research.</div>

Touching an asteroid: How U.S. university students study space

NASA sends space objects, including moon rocks and asteroid samples, to universities in the U.S. and abroad. Learn about this research.

November 16, 2023

Top of her class

Career of firsts

Modest beginnings

On the world stage

Continued influence

What is gender-based violence?

Working to address root causes of GBV

Live or make-believe?

Kid appeal

Part clerk, part clown

65 years of kicks

Rows and rows of virtuosos

Mixed media

Star sightings

Festive finish

NASA assists higher education

A glimpse into the distant past