http://www.nwhp.org/blog Helping you spread the word about Women's History Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:58:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NWHP Blog will now be posting updates, events, book reviews, articles and more on Twitter. Click here to become a follower. http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=185 This is a new webpage, free, updated daily, and easily accessible, which will eventually be linked as the first guest artist page of the official Horton Foote website. Mr. Foote was the Pulitzer Prize winning screenplay writer of such films as To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies.   The new webpage is ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=179 The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World Author: Shelley Emling In this age of technology and virtually unlimited access to information, it  is continually surprising to see how many unsung female heroes still wait  in the shadows of history to be recognized. A well-written book is one of the ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=168 by Leah Berkenwald | Oct 19 2009   16th General Hospital Nurses, Jan 1944 Last week JWA became the 29th organization to join Flickr Commons, a project to increase access to public photo collections and to provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge to the historical record. Many ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=166 Jennifer Kennedy is a senior at Saint Mary's College of California. Through her social justice and hip hop class, she has started a blog about sexism and hip hop. She encourages you to check it out, comment, and suggest topics or start your own topic on the discussion board.  Also, if you are a ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=145 Come Join Us! Beginning on October 28, 2009, National Women's History Project will be holding an online auction to raise much needed funds. We need your support! We're asking you to participate in one of the following ways... How You Can Help: Donate. We need Auction items to add to our catalog. If you have ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=154 April 16-17, 2010 James R. Connor University Center, UW-Whitewater“Leadership and Collaboration in Shaping the Future: The Intersections of Gender, Race,  Ethnicity and Sexuality” Proposals are due by the October 30, 2009 deadline. The Conference Planning Committee will be evaluating proposals immediately following the deadline and decisions will be communicated in early January 2010. On April 16-17, 2010, ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=147 Matilda Joslyn Gage came to life for 23,000 people at the 2009 Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, Calif., Oct. 13. The audience of 3,000 at the Marin Convention Center were joined by another 20,000 people watching the webcast in satellite conferences around the country as Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner, the Executive ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=139 From the National Organization For Women: "No woman will have full equality until all women have full equality, and we must seize every opportunity to ensure equal rights under the law for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The National Organization for Women has proudly endorsed the National Equality March taking ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=121 America’s Best Idea: National Park Getaway SENECA FALLS, NY – Come to this town on the Erie Canal and look straight-on at a revolutionary.  You’ll see a firm jaw; a face intelligent and lined; eyes that reveal passion; and a ruffled collar and a flowered bonnet tied with a bow. Martha Coffin Wright and the ... http://www.nwhp.org/blog/?p=125