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The History of Labor Day

In modern society, Labor Day marks a day off from work and school, full of BBQs and family picnics and touch football games. But the real history of the holiday has largely been forgotten. It’s not always taught in schools, nor does it have a clear meaning in popular culture. So, why are you getting the day off of work? It all stared in Canada, a country that featured an annual festival to honor workers long before the United States.

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GoldieBlox: A New Approach To Engineering For Girls

A friend of mine emailed me a video about a female engineer, Debbie Sterling, who was raising money for her new company. Frustrated that the engineering industry was so male-dominated, she created a construction toy for little girls with the purpose of exposing them to the world of engineering.