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Lapham Photo Button Co. was a company in the 1890s that specialized in wearable memorabilia including photograph buttons. Located in Chicago, citizens would commission photo buttons for a variety of occasions, portrait buttons being highly popular. The woman featured in this instance is in typical 1890s Victorian clothing. It was common for necklines to be high on the neck and for hair to be styled in an updo during that time period.

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Published in 1995 by the United Church of Christ, The New Century Hymnal is a collection of Christian hymns and songs. The United Church of Christ has revised several of the hymns to make the language in it more inclusive. One such example of this revision deals with the many references to God as a masculine figure. The New Century Hymnal includes references to God as a masculine, non-binary, and feminine figure. In this way, the language of the hymns is more inclusive, allowing worship to be easier, and creating a harmony among all its constituents and listeners.

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Hoyleton is a youth and family services organization working in Southern Illinois since 1895. The organization was founded as an orphanage in association with what is now known as the United Church of Christ. Hoyleton focuses on strengthening at risk families with a trauma-informed practice model and several wellness programs. The children’s home foundation, part of the overall Hoyleton organization, provides foster services.

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The United Church of Christ is a protestant branch of Christianity that often holds liberal views compared to other church organizations. Women play an important role in this religion. Women of the church are expected to perform duties for the church and are referred to as being "on mission". These missions include praying for missionaries, educating other women, seeking justice for the most vulnerable, traveling on global missions, and spreading the word of God.

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The BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network was an initiative of the Bacchus Group, which started as a student organization, organized in response to the need for alcohol awareness and abuse prevention on college campuses. The group addressed issues such as binge drinking and drunk driving among students. The group called themselves “BACCHUS,” an acronym for Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students. The organization incorporated in 1980 as BACCHUS of the U.S. Inc. and began to offer services, educational materials, and training conferences to a growing network of student organized groups across college campuses. In 1985, in an effort to welcome fraternity and sorority students into the peer education umbrella, GAMMA (Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol) began with many of the campus Greek systems organizing peer education groups. The BACCHUS Network stopped using the acronym, BACCHUS, as the mission of the organization expanded to include many student health and safety issues. In 2013, the BACCHUS Board of Trustees voted to transfer their programs and services to NASPA, a longtime partner and a leading association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession. The BACCHUS corporation was dissolved, and the BACCHUS Network was merged with NASPA. The BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA continue to work on providing resources and programs for students on a wide variety of health topics on alcohol issues and beyond. Current peer education programs focus on topics such as alcohol abuse, tobacco use, violence prevention, sexual assault prevention, sexual health, safety, physical and mental health issues.

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The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. is an organization founded over 100 years ago by the original troop leader, Juliette Gordon Low. Low, known as “Daisy” by her friends and family, gathered 18 girls in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, on March 12, 1912, for the very first Girl Scout troop. Juliette established the organization with the goal of preparing girls to meet the world with courage, confidence, and character, a mission that continues to this day. The Girl Scouts have turned into a global organization, united across distance and decades through lifelong friendships, shared adventures and the desire to do good in the world. One of the many traditions continuing to this day is the Girl Scout SWAPS, the tradition of Girl Scouts exchanging keepsakes, a way for Girl Scouts to meet one another and promote friendship.

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The longest-running sporting event in the United States is horse racing at the Kentucky Derby. The event was started by Meriwether Lewis Clark, who was inspired by the Epsom Derby in England. Clark is a grandson of the famous explorer William Clark. Originally, it began as a jockey club meeting, but slowly grew into the large event that it is today. The Kentucky Derby takes place in Louisville and has operated without interruption since 1875, even continuing through events like The Great Depression and both World Wars.

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The Kettering Medical Center was founded in 1964, although work on their first hospital took place in 1961. The organization was named for its founder, Eugene Kettering. Kettering was inspired to open up a hospital after witnessing the 1950s polio epidemic. The medical center kept growing, with the campus even opening a college for health sciences, Kettering College. Eventually, the Kettering Medical Center rebranded to become the Kettering Health Network, which lists nine hospitals across Ohio around the Dayton and Cincinnati area.

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The United Church of Christ (UCC) traces its history to the Congregational Church, whose history goes back to the Puritans. The UCC formed when the Evangelical and Reformed Church merged with the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches in 1957. The UCC has involved itself in traditionally liberal social justice issues including abortion access. They also formed the Council for Hispanic Ministries (CHM). The CHM works autonomously in concert with the UCC to be an ambassador for the faith, promote the interests of Hispanic and Latino people, and support international, intercultural, and interfaith dialogue.