Today we observe the International Day of Peace, or Peace Day, all over the world. What is the International Day of Peace? What does it mean? What should we do? How should we honor this day? The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution 36/37. In 2001, it was… Read More
equality
Will You Make a Fuss For Equality?
“That’s fine, sweetheart,” the words of my division’s VP still ring in my ears. Sweetheart? Really? For most of my life, I was one of those women who believed that all of my battles had been fought and won by feminist trailblazers in the 60’s and 70’s. I was shocked to enter the workforce at… Read More
Susan B. Anthony, A Woman For All Women
If you’re a woman who exercised your right to vote in an election recently (hopefully you did), thank anti-slavery and women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony. Credited with birthing the women’s suffrage crusade, Anthony, along with her partner in the movement, Elizabeth Stanton, arranged for Congress to be presented with an amendment giving women the right… Read More