Female SFD firefighter settling into groundbreaking role
When 20-year-old Bethany Allen was growing up in Brandon, she said she grew up with the Brandon Fire Department almost in her “backyard.”
Lawmaker asks if swallowed camera be used for female exam
An Idaho lawmaker received a brief lesson on female anatomy after asking if a woman can swallow a small camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam.
First black female Republican joins Congress
Mia Love of Utah on Tuesday became the first black female Republican in Congress as she was sworn in along with 57 other freshmen members of the U.S. House.
Study: People fear, more likely to flee, male-named hurricanes more
Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria?
First female Miss. National Guard general dies
Maj. Gen. Catherine S. Lutz, the first female general officer in the history of the Mississippi National Guard, has died. She was 58.
First woman member of the NYSE dies at 80
NEW YORK — Muriel “Mickie” Siebert, who started as a trainee on Wall Street and became the first woman to own a seat on the
Obama gives Secret Service its first female director
President Barack Obama on Tuesday named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency’s first female director, signaling his desire to change the culture at the male-dominated service, which has been marred by scandal.
An officer and a lady
If you ask Starkville Chief of Police David Lindley what sets his department apart from the rest you might expect him to talk about the city’s low crime rate or the high morale among officers.