U.S. women earn 82% of what U.S. men earn — and the gap is significantly higher for Black and Hispanic women. Portra/E+ Collection/Getty Images Some of the gender pay gap can be attributed to ...

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Shortly after declaring independence from England, America’s first diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, was sent to negotiate an alliance with the French as America was no match militarily for the British.