Update

Hello Readers,

We're so sorry for the continued inactivity on our blog! Due to our busy schedules, we haven't been and won't be posting here much, but please do check back for occasional updates on this blog and our full website (http://www.freewebs.com/uswhp/). Thanks, and have a great Memorial Day weekend!

Sincerely, The Women's History Project

Woman of the Month: Quotes

Check out these quotations of Gloria Steinem:
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/quotes/a/qu_g_steinem.htm
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/gloria_steinem.html

Ban Ki-Moon voices intolerance for violence against women

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon spoke out against violence towards women in his continuing global campaign urging political leaders to change the attitudes of abusers:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iYV3Iu0f13kZDBtyzyo_j66Ph_1AD96O8KD00.

March Update

March is National Women's History Month! Celebrate by visiting http://www.freewebs.com/uswhp/holidays.htm.

Our woman of the month for March is feminist icon and women's rights activist and journalist Gloria Steinem. Born on March 25, 1935, she is the founding editor of Ms. Magazine and helped found National Women's Political Caucus, the Women's Action Alliance, the Coalition of Labor Union Women, Choice USA, and the Women's Media Center.

AALBC Webpage

Check out this Alice Walker page from the website African American Literature Book Club (AALBC): http://aalbc.com/authors/alice.htm

Alice Walker links and bio

This webpage about Alice Walker includes a biography and tons of internet links: http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/alicew/

Woman of the Month: February

Our woman of the month is Alice Walker! She was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with her epistolary novel The Color Purple in 1983. Throughout the month, we will post links, pictures, articles, fun facts, etc. relating to her. Sorry for the delay!