Thursday Click List

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 11:58 | Category : History
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Joan of Arc and Women’s History Month. BigNews.
Joan of Arc Pictures. Maid of Heaven.
Three to Celebrate During Women’s History Month. NorthJersey.com
Oprah’s Legend Ball Video Tribute. YouTube.
Five-Song Feminist Play List. Feministe.

Wednesday Click List: Famous Irish Women

Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 10:19 | Category : Click List, History
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Top of the Mornin’ to Ya! In honor of both Women’s History Month and St. Patrick’s Day we are pleased to bring you some great reads on famous Irish women. Enjoy Laddies!
Famous Irish Women. Buzzle.com.
Quotes by Famous Irish Women. Think Exist.
Boudicca: Famous Celtic Warrior. Women’s History.
The Story of Boudicca. University of North Carolina.

Tuesday Click List

Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 10:05 | Category : Click List, History
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So much women’s history goodness, such little time…
Over 200,000 Women were raped in conflict in DR Congo, now its time to ‘get cross’ and say no. Say No-Unite.
Women’s History Month: Writing Women Back into History. Library of Congress.
Origins of Women’s History Month has roots on Campus. Sonoma State Star.
Women’s History Month [...]

The Sanger-Keller connection

Thursday, 11 March 2010, 14:30 | Category : Abortion, History
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“No one has ever given me a good reason why we should obey unjust laws.” Helen Keller, 1914.
The same year that Helen Keller made the above statement, Margaret Sanger was publishing articles advocating birth control in her journal The Woman Rebel, and knowingly breaking anti-obscenity laws by doing so.
Margaret Sanger and Helen Keller shared [...]

Women’s History Month: Aline Griffith

Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 8:38 | Category : History
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When we think of spies, the image of a man in a black trench coat, or a dashing gentleman in a tuxedo usually comes to mind. Women are not the first thing that comes to mind, and that’s perhaps why they make such excellent spies.
Aline Griffith was born in Peal River, New York in [...]

Women’s History Month: Susan Walker Fitzgerald

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 8:58 | Category : History
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The women’s suffrage movement was characterized by many outrageous acts, but one of the most radical had to be a speech that was given by Sarah Walker Fitzgerald. The content of the speech wasn’t so radical – she was simply demanding that women be given the right to vote. What made this speech [...]

A woman that deserves a year-long celebration.

2010 is the Bicentennial year for Margaret Fuller, one of the most influential women in American history. A committee of historians, authors, congregations, and activists is using the occasion to ensure that Margaret Fuller is not only remembered this year, but for many years to come.
The committee has planned a year of celebrations in several [...]

Women’s History Month: Queen Emma

Monday, 8 March 2010, 8:21 | Category : History
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Queen Emma Kalanikaumakaamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke was queen consort to King Kamehameha IV of Hawaii. Often called Emalani (royal Emma), she was born January 2, 1836 in Honolulu. Her parents were both royalty, but she was raised by her foster parents. She was an avid reader and grew up bilingual.
Queen Emma was [...]

Women’s History Month: Rosario Castellanos

Thursday, 4 March 2010, 8:44 | Category : History
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It’s not good enough to imitate the models proposed for us that are answers to circumstances other than our own. It isn’t even enough to discover who we are. We have to invent ourselves. ~Rosario Castellanos
Rosario Castellanos was a Mexican poet who was born in 1925 to a wealthy family in Chiapas. [...]

Women’s History Month: Kalpana Chawla

Thursday, 4 March 2010, 8:03 | Category : History
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I could see my reflection in the window and in the retina of my eye the whole earth and sky could be seen and reflected. ~Kalpana Chawla
Kalpana Chawla knew that she wanted to be an astronaut was when was only 12 years old. She was fascinated by the local flying club in her [...]