That question is the premise of More than a Month, a new documentary that premiered, ironically, during Black History Month. African American filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman takes a sometimes tongue-in-cheek but ultimately serious look at a controversial question about the ongoing necessity for a seemingly isolated celebration of black accomplishments. Tilghman toured the country in [...]
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Should We Get Rid of Black History Month?
Posted in Black History Month, The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged AAUW, Black History Month, More than a Month, National Women's History Museum, Shukree Hassan Tilghman, Washington D.C. on February 27, 2012, | 3 Comments »
Another Presidents Day without a U.S. Woman President
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, Women's History, tagged Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Britain, European Union, female leaders, Forbes, Germany, Iceland, Kosovo, Liberia, Mali, Nobel Peace Prize, Presidents Day, Republic of Tannu Tuva, Serbia, women heads of state, world leaders on February 20, 2012, | 3 Comments »
To many Americans, Presidents Day is just another Monday off to take advantage of department store sales. However, as we commemorate the birthdays of two of our most significant presidents, we also should look beyond our borders to the countries that have women heads of state. Even though the United States is lagging behind, many [...]
Remembering Henrietta Lacks, the Woman behind HeLa Cells
Posted in Black History Month, The AAUW Community, Women's Health, Women's History, tagged AAUW, Black History Month, Black Women in American Culture and History, Fellowships and Grants, HeLa, Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal LIfe of Henrietta Lacks on February 16, 2012, | 4 Comments »
The theme for this year’s Black History Month is Black Women in American Culture and History, so this post will tell the story of a woman who went unknown for far too long. More than 60 years ago, in February 1951, a remarkable woman named Henrietta Lacks left the world a stunning legacy that may [...]
Happy Anna Howard Shaw Day!
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged 30 Rock, AAUW, Anna Howard Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw Day, Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense on February 14, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Happy Anna Howard Shaw Day, everyone! Who was Anna Howard Shaw, you ask? Well, my friends, in case you didn’t know, Shaw was an American suffragist, renowned orator, doctor, and the first woman to be ordained as a Methodist minister in the United States. A lifelong activist, she was president of the National Woman Suffrage [...]
“The Iron Lady” and Margaret Thatcher’s Legacy
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged AAUW, Margaret Thatcher, meryl streep, The Iron Lady, women leaders on January 20, 2012, | 2 Comments »
You’d think that one of the first women to lead a democracy would be considered a feminist heroine. If our abbreviated goals are to advance women’s representation in government and to open up every opportunity for us to be men’s equals, Margaret Thatcher’s legacy as Britain’s first woman prime minister should be celebrated as an [...]
Following the Fellows of the 1950s
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged AAUW, AAUW Educational Foundation, American Fellowship, education, Farrukh Z. Ahmad, Fellowships and Grants, Fellowships Edowment Fund, Following the Fellows, GI Bill, Hanna Holborn Gray, Inhi Ahn Min, International Fellowship, Joyce Brothers, Oxford University, Susan Sontag, University of Chicago, University of Colorado, women leaders on January 18, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
As part of our continuing series, we invite you once again to look back at the history of AAUW’s famous and influential fellows — this time, we’ll focus on the exciting work of alumnae in the 1950s. The signing of the GI Bill in 1944 transformed higher education for both men and women. But the [...]
Celebrating 130 Years with Fellowships and Grants
Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged AAUW, American Fellowship, Association of Collegiate Alumnae, education, European Fellowship, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, Ida Street, International Fellowshio, Louisa Holman Richardson, National AAUW Month, Virginia Alvarez-Hussey on November 28, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
This November, we’re celebrating our 130th Anniversary and the first annual National AAUW Month. This milestone has given me the opportunity to explore my personal connection to AAUW. Even though I’m a member of the millennial generation, I learned the value of education and women’s empowerment from my grandmother, a longtime AAUW member who attended [...]
So Much to Be Thankful For
Posted in AAUW research, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, Women's Health, Women's History, tagged Action Network, Crossing the Line, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Equal Pay Daiy, human trafficking, Issue 26, Lauren Hodge, lobby corps, lobby day, Marcia Anderson, Naomi Shah, Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, preventive-care, Shree Bose, Thanksgiving, U.N. Commission on the Status of Women on November 24, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
AAUW would like to pause this Thanksgiving to give thanks for the many opportunities and advancements for women and girls during 2011. Although there is no way for us to list all of the progress that we have seen this year, here are just a few things to reflect upon and give thanks for: We’re [...]
We Are Tired of Being Raped.
Posted in A Women's Nation, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's History, tagged Charles Taylor, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Liberia, Peace Unveiled, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Tawakkul Karman, Women War & Peace on October 20, 2011, | 1 Comment »
This was the chant of the women of Liberia as they righteously demanded a cease-fire to the bloody civil war in their country that took the lives of their families and subjected people to unimaginable horrors. Women and young girls were systematically raped, and killing and torture were a part of everyday life. This brought [...]
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