Saturday, March 26, 2011

Sad News

Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run as vice presidential candidate on a major (Democrat) ticket died today.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Happy International Women's Day

If you have the chance, join in the Walk Across the Hudson in celebration of International Womens Day on the Walkway Over the Hudson...


The Eleanor Roosevelt Center will celebrate International Women's Day with a walk across the Walkway over the Hudson bridge. Registration will go from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on the Poughkeepsie side of the bridge. The keynote speaker will be the inspiring, Kadiatou Di-dibe Sarassoro, who will discuss how she fled the Ivory Coast and settled in Dutchess County.She will provide information about the plight of women in other countries, serving to create awareness about women's equality elsewhere in the world, which is one of the goals on International Women's Day. The celebration is dedicated to making women of the past proud, women of the future inspired, and make women of the future envision. Women have made great strides to equality in the last century and this event will commemorate the impact that women have had. In addition to a key note speaker, local women's organizations will have information booths set up and the first 500 attendees will receive a free gift.
Start Date: Mar 08, 2011
End Date: Mar 08, 2011
Time: Starts at 02:30pm

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Women in America

The White House Report on Women in America
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/Women_in_America.pdf