Today, President Obama announced the Bears Ears and Gold Butte National Monuments, protecting over 1 million acres of sacred sites, scenic vistas, and important natural and cultural resources in the desert landscapes of southeastern Utah and southern Nevada. To date, the President has protected more land and water than any other president in history—and today’s actions build on that progress.
As ever, when scammers spot a crisis in the world, they are there to take advantage. It’s true after natural disasters, when scammers set up fake charities that look and sound like real ones to try to get your money. And it’s true now that millions of people want to support the Ukrainian people. If you’re one of them, take a moment to make sure your generosity really benefits the people and groups you intend.
Here are some places to start.
Your generosity can make a difference any time you give — especially if you take a few minutes to make sure your donation goes where you mean it to. Learn more at ftc.gov/charity.
CDC Gov Docs: Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety Reports
MMWR highlights the latest scientific information on the
safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
Visit the CDC COVID-19 home page for the latest information about CDC’s response to the CDC COVID-19 pandemic, locations for testing, vaccines and care, stats/data, local guidance, travel, threat assessments, resources and more.
NOAA Gov Docs: National Marine Sanctuaries 50th Anniversary Poster Set
As part of the 50th anniversary, of the National Marine Sanctuaries, a new commemorative poster will be released each month to capture the beauty and diversity of the National Marine Sanctuary System.
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UN & UN Women Doc: International Women’s Day 2022
This International Women’s Day, 8 March, join UN Women and the world in coming together under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, and call for climate action for women, by women.
With the latest data, we now understand the vital link between gender, social equity and climate change, and recognize that without gender equality today, a sustainable future, an equal future, remains out of reach.
Women and girls experience the greatest impacts of the climate crisis as it amplifies existing gender inequalities and puts women’s lives and livelihoods at risk. Across the world, women depend more on, yet have less access to, natural resources, and often bear a disproportionate responsibility for securing food, water, and fuel.
As women and girls bear the burden of climate impacts, they are also essential to leading and driving change in climate adaption, mitigation and solutions. Without the inclusion of half of the world’s population, it is unlikely that solutions for a sustainable planet and a gender equal world tomorrow will be realized.
![NASA Gov Doc: Happy Valentine’s Day from Mars
Happy St. Valentine’s Day from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team! This collection of images acquired [between 2001-2004] shows some of the heart-shaped features found on Mars...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/0dada50fee95fa45512e258cd3e2790d/tumblr_o2jwt5lzcs1rfk481o1_540.jpg)
NASA Gov Doc: Happy Valentine’s Day from Mars
Happy St. Valentine’s Day from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) team! This collection of images acquired [between 2001-2004] shows some of the heart-shaped features found on Mars by the MGS MOC.
LOC Gov Docs: Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
consists of approximately 20,000 documents. The collection is organized
into three “General Correspondence” series which include incoming and
outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes
and printed material. Most of the 20,000 items are from the 1850s
through Lincoln’s presidential years, 1860-65. Treasures include
Lincoln’s draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, his March 4, 1865,
draft of his second Inaugural Address, and his August 23, 1864,
memorandum expressing his expectation of being defeated for re-election
in the upcoming presidential contest.
The Lincoln Papers are characterized by a large number of correspondents, including friends and associates from Lincoln’s Springfield days, well-known political figures and reformers, and local people and organizations writing to their president. In its online presentation, the Abraham Lincoln Papers comprises approximately 61,000 images and 10,000 transcriptions.
The HubbleSite iPhone App, from the online home of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, has Hubble images & wallpapers, Hubble facts, and more.
LOC Gov Doc: NAACP A “New Day Begun" by Frank Frazier. 1998.
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s first exhibition devoted entirely to African American history, Freedom marks 150 years since the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery throughout the United States. It highlights letters carried by enslaved Americans, mail sent by and to leaders of the civil rights movement, and original artwork for numerous stamps issued by the United States Postal Service. Nearly one hundred items from NPM’s collection are on display, augmented by outstanding pieces on loan from other institutions and private collections.
Exhibition Catalog [Fantastic!]
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LUEDELL & LAVADA THE RIVETERS
Luedell Mitchell and Lavada Cherry rivet at Douglas Aircraft’s El Segundo Plant, CA, NARA ID 535811.
Poster for Invisible Warriors, online here.
By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
Why does Rosie get all the credit when Black women ALSO served overseas and on the home front? In recognition of Black History Month (Feb) and Women’s History Month (March), we honor the hundreds of thousands of Black women who worked at factories and shipyards during World War II, but whose contributions were largely unrecognized - until now. Invisible Warriors, the new documentary by historian Gregory Cooke, tells the stories of the first Black women to work in industry and government administrative service.
National Archives images from the Office of War Information’s Domestic News Branch show some of the many ways Black women contributed to the war effort.
At one location alone – Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, CA – nearly 1,000 Black women worked as burners, welders, and scalers to help build the Liberty Ship, SS George Washington Carver. “Meet” some of those women below.
JOSIE THE WELDER
Welder-trainee Josie Lucille Owens works on the Liberty Ship SS George Washington Carver. NARA ID 535803.
ALIVIA, HATTIE & FLOSSIE THE WELDERS
Welders Alivia Scott, Hattie Carpenter, and Flossie Burtos prepare to weld their first piece of steel on the SS George Washington Carver. NARA ID 535800.
EASTINE THE SCALER
Eastine Cowner works as a scaler on the SS George Washington Carver. NARA ID 535802.
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"Insignia for military police are being turned out in an eastern quartermaster corps depot where this young worker has obtained war production employment.” NARA ID 535807.
Original caption: “The nimble fingers of many American women are now contributing to the war effort in various quartermaster corps depots. This elderly woman worker is handstitching sleeves on an army overcoat.” NARA ID 535808.
“Miss Clara Camille Carroll…, contributes her bit to the war effort in her daily work. She is one of the thousands of Negro girls now filling clerical positions in the Nation’s Capital.” NARA ID 535813.
Bertha Stallworth, age 21, shown inspecting end of 40mm artillery cartridge case at Frankford Arsenal. NARA ID 535805.
