'women's rights' yielded 17 matches.

Showing matches 1 to 17:

1. Susan B Anthony Dollar The Susan B Anthony Dollar was minted from 1979 to 1981. It was resurrected again for a single year in 1999. The front (or obverse) of the coin depicts women's suffrage campaigner Susan B. Anthony. The back (or reverse) depicts an eagle flying a...
2. Mission to Morocco Gallery The Mission to Morocco gallery on Zazzle ( print-on-demand company) offers brilliant Moroccan and other Middle Eastern designs on a variety of products. Proceeds from this gallery are ear-marked for use to help support women's empowerment volun...
3. Claudia Cardinale Claudia Cardinale (born April 15, 1938) is a Tunisian-Italian actress born in Tunis, Tunisia to Italian parents. Many of the films she has appeared in including 8½ (1963) and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) have consistently been voted amo...
4. Meena Keshwar Kamal Meena Keshwar Kamal, called Meena or Martyred Meena, was an Afghan activist who fought for democracy and the rights of women. She was assassinated by unknown forces in 1987 at the age of 30.
5. Honoring My Grandmother Honoring my grandmother, Amelia Loving, has tuned me in to the inequities that women still face here in America. The Hillary Clinton Campaign for President has underscored the prejudice that women must live with everyday in a supposed free country....
6. Women's Movement The Women's Movement was a struggle for rights for women which began back in the 18th century and continues to this day. This struggle included fight for women's right to vote (woman suffrage) in the later part of the 19th century and in the 20th an...
7. Nearly Nothing but Novels All books recommended here have been read by me. They range from fiction and literature of the most general kinds to various genres and sub-genres. Also, blues, jazz and more music to read by, and music referred to in novels.
8. Medical Whistleblower - Rape Victim's Advocate "I discovered long ago that among the most effective advocates I have seen are the survivors, those who have channeled their pain and anger into activism to achieve lasting reforms." Former Attorney General, Janet Reno, August 15, 1996 Every two min...
9. Working Together For A Common Goal While this certainly is not a NEW concept the words still ring true and are just as relevant today. We all make a difference every day - by what we say, what we do, and by what we do NOT do. Our actions and inactions continually affect the people an...
10. Lilly Ledbetter? I married at 20, quit college and went to work to put my husband through school. It was a common practice in those days, 1968. I went to work at State Farm Insurance as a file clerk. Women were always put in those jobs, so even though I had two years...
11. Feminism Primer This is a primer for people who want to learn more about feminism. It's a place to start, so you can move on and learn more and get more involved.
12. Why I Support Hillary Clinton You may be thinking to yourself WHY would anyone want to support this lady? I mean, she's had her share of shady deals, right? Well, you may be right, but in all fairness, this is politics. I attempt not to make this nomination process a popularity...
13. Real Women Vote the Issues Women, are you sick and tired of the GOP and media assuming you are voting for someone based on their gender? Are you disgusted that so many are flocking to Sarah Palin simply because she is a woman running for VP? She isn't the first, as the GOP tri...
14. Being apathetic is pathetic! Do SOMETHING to make a positive difference in this world! Everyone, I don't care who you are, can make a positive difference in this world.  Whether you have a passion for the environment, animals, or human rights, (or all 3!), there is always something that you have the power to do, however small...
15. A basic literacy course for women in Bamunka, Cameroon Bamunka is a rural village in the North West Province of Cameroon. In Bamunka the Holy Union Sisters run a resource centre (St. John the Baptist resource centre) and dispensary (hospital). Having witnessed the suffering of the women, they resolved to...
16. Read The Universal Declaration of Human Rights! All About Mens and Women's Rights and Freedoms. Speaking Out! I've chosen to write about womens' equality in life and marriage, freedom of choice, references from the Holy Bible, and faith today in the free world, BECAUSE freedom of choice is a value that I hold highly, and have been taught by BOTH my parents t...
17. Marriages of Equality and Respect Within the Body of Christ The discussion here brings to light a trend happening right here around us in Canada and the US, and I'm sure elsewhere too but my experience is here. I was very surprised when I started dating a man who after a while started impressing on me that in...