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Women in Congress -- From 1917 to Now

By Alex Bruns

Since the first woman was elected to Congress in 1917, there have been over 275 women who have served in the legislative branch. Mothers and daughters. Wives and widows. Old and young. Here are some of the women who have…

Erdrich, Ferry Take Home National Book Awards

The National Book Awards were handed out at a dinner Wednesday night in New York to four new books, whose subjects ranged from life on a Native American reservation to a settlement community in Mumbai.

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A visitor interacts with a creation titled "Protocell Cloud" by artist Philip Beesley at the Digital Art Festival in Taiwan on Thursday.

Around the Nation

Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.

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Mexican Day of the Dead papier-mache skeletons are on display Wednesday at "Death: A Self-portrait," an exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London showcasing 300 works devoted to the iconography of death. The exhibition opens Thursday and runs through Feb.

The Tuesday Cutline...a Winner!

This week's photo generated several clever captions full of fashion faux pas puns and Trekkie lingo. But we were won over by the cutline that beamed the Star Trek crew down to New York.

In 'The Suicide Plan,' Frontline Explores Hidden World of Assisted Suicide

Joan Butterstein watched as the end came in steady waves of misery for her husband. "Chemo, radiation, and then more chemo and more radiation ... and he was sick and miserable frequently, if not most of that time," she…

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Daniel Lawlor of Los Angeles poses Sunday after winning first place in the freestyle mustache category at the third annual National Beard and Moustache Championships in Las Vegas.