You Go Girl. It’s your month. Celebrate National Women’s History Month!
Posted on Wed, Mar 04, 2009 @ 01:16 PM
88 years ago, women did not have
the right to vote. In 1978, California
Senator Dianne Feinstein was elected Mayor of San Francisco, the first woman to
hold public office. Last year Hilary Rodham Clinton became the first woman to
run for President. Last month, the first African American First Lady, Michelle Obama, made the White House her home.
We’ve come a long way baby.
March is the month to
remember and celebrate the contributions, wisdom and struggle of women. The
National Women’s History Project (NWHP) is the non-profit group responsible for
spearheading and promoting women’s contributions.
Founded in 1980 by five women in Santa Rosa, CA
the NWHP made national attention when they pushed Congress to expand National
Women’s History Week (spawned from
International Women’s Day) into National
Women’s History Month. An
eclectic group of feminist activists, teachers, lawyers, therapists, and
authors sit on the Board of Directors.
In celebration of Women’s
History Month, NWHP will host a one woman performance, “Sense of Wonder”, the
life of American environmentalist and writer, Rachel Carson. “Women Taking the Lead to Save the Planet”, is
the “green” movement theme of the event.
http://www.nwhp.org/whm/index.php
Saturday, March 21, 2009 – Santa Rosa, CA
6:30 pm - Wine
& cheese reception
7:30 pm - “Sense of Wonder” performance
Quotes from America’s most
influential women:
• The fact is, women are in chains, and their servitude is all the more
debasing because they do not realize it.
Susan B. Anthony
• I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.
Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.
Maya Angelou
• A mistake in judgment isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgment
is.
Pauline Kael