Spring 2001                                         Volume 5, Issue 1

The National Women's History Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational material and programs.

Why is the National Women's History Project's Work Important?

By walking history's pathways, we learn to step forward with confidence.  The legacy of how others shaped society sparks our own longings to contribute. Everyone needs role models -- footsteps enough like our own to inspire us.  Yet in 1992, a national study found that history texts devote  only two to three percent of their total content to women.  History must tell the whole story. For girls, knowing women's achievements expands their sense of what is possible. For all of us, knowledge of women's strengths and contributions builds respect and nourishes self esteem which is crucial to all children and adults now, and in the

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By Yvonne De Souza

he theme for this year's event is: "Celebrating Women of Courage and Vision"

"Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less." - Failing at Fairness by Myra and David Sadker

"From kitchen tables to peace tables, women propose to turn the tables on the status quo." Bella Abzug.

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This issue is sponsored, in part, by a donation from Roche Laboratories, Inc.