On Thursday, I took my daughter to Half the Sky Live, a live movie event inspired by the best-selling book that features stories of women who are overcoming oppression.
It was an inspiring program, not least because it was introduced by a Girl Scout Ambassador, a senior in high school, who told my daughter that speaking up for women’s rights through the I Am Powerful CARE initiative is something that she can do too.
It also got me to thinking about ways to share Women’s Rights with my kids on International Women’s Day this Monday, March 8, and beyond.
1. Women Who Rocked The Vote
Check out the new installation at the New York State Museum that features artifacts and images from the Women’s Suffrage movement of the early 20th century. Warning: if you blink, you might miss it. The entire exhibit consists of a wagon and flag, with signs explaining their significance.
2. Day Trip To Women’s Rights National Park
At 3 hours each way, it’s a long drive to Seneca Falls, NY, but I’m told that it’s well worth the effort to visit the site of the Seneca Falls Convention which has been described as the “revolutionary beginning to the struggle by women for complete equality with men.”
Guided tours of Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s House resume this week, but some of the area tours will be closed until May. I’d recommend waiting until June to fully explore this area. (That’s my plan!)
3. Attend A Girl Scout Program
You don’t have to be a Girl Scout, or adult volunteer, to attend a Girl Scout program. Girl Scouts of Northeastern NY hosts a variety of programs throughout the year that are open to girls who are not Girl Scouts.
Next weekend, GSNENY is sponsoring a free family day program, 2010 Healthy Living for Life Symposium, hosted by Sage Colleges, to address:
Create a more in-depth understanding of the impact that mass media has in promoting unrealistic expectations of the “ideal thin.” Actively engage our community in duscussing how the “ideal thin” has led to a national and local crisis of childhood obesity and eating disorders. Foster strategic partnerships anchored by community collaborations that will ultimately drive “take action” steps to address needed solutions for youth. Energize the girls to assume leadership roles as advocates for healthy lifestyles and more positive, self-esteem building messages to be conveyed by media regarding females.
2010 Healthy Living for Life Symposium Registration
March 13, 2010, Saturday, 9-4PM
Family Day (Public General Admission)
The Sage Colleges – Troy – Bush Memorial Hall & Buchman Pavilion
45 Ferry St., Troy, NY 12180
4. Women’s Voices
The Rensselaer County Historical Society offers several Women’s History programs, including this upcoming event:
Women’s Voices – The Harts and Cluetts lived at 59 Second Street for over 125 years. Learn about life in this home in the words of the women who lived in, worked, and visited the Marble House. The tour includes the second floor rooms.
Women’s Voices
March 13, 2010, Saturday, 2-3PM, $10/person (Free/RCHS members)
Rensselaer County Historical Society
57 2nd Street
Troy, NY 12180-3928
(518) 272-7232
5. Discover Girl Power Virtually
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NOW IS THE TIME!/WOMEN MUST WAIT!: Suffrage Activities in Rensselaer County – an online exhibit by the Rensselaer County Historical Society.
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Women’s Suffrage In New York – How New York’s pioneer feminists fought for women’s rights.
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Girl Museum – Celebrating girlhood worldwide with online exhibits, daily heroines blog, and more.
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The Girl Effect – Learn more, and take action, to promote a better world.
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2010: Writing Women Back Into History – The National Women’s History Project.
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The Power of Girls Pledge – Girls take the pledge to learn more about issues girls face and to spread the word.
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International Women’s Day - Women’s stories and news, in photos and video.
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