In the Spotlight

Did you know the globe you used to learn the seven continents of the world was created by a woman? How about the windshield wipers you use during a rainy commute or the fire escape you walk through in case of an emergency? All these inventions were created by a woman and that’s not all! Did you know Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to hold federal office in the U.S. or that Mae Jemison was the first black woman to travel into space?

On January 24, state employees from across the state were encouraged to wear blue in recognition of human trafficking awareness month. Human trafficking involves the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, buying or selling of human beings for labor and services by means of force, fraud or coercion.