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True Colors Annual Conference XIX
Celebrating Our Allies
Friday, March 16 & Saturday, March 17, 2012

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:: WOMEN :: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH :: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY :: HERSTORY :: WOMEN MAKING HISTORY :: BLACK AUTHORS & ACTIVISTS :: WOMEN PRESERVING FREEDOM :: TOWARD EQUALITY :: TITLE IX :: WOMEN IN EDUCATION :: WOMEN IN THE ARTS :: WOMEN & JAZZ! :: WOMEN IN SPORTS :: WOMEN ATHLETES :: WOMEN'S HEALTH ::

Women's History Month March 2006

Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams is the theme for the 2006 National Women's History Month and honors "the spirit of possibility and hope set in motion by generations of women in their creation of communities and their encouragement of dreams."

"Community comes in many forms, and dreams change, expand, and are sometimes fulfilled. Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams honors women for bringing communities together and restoring hope in the face of impossible odds."

"The purpose of women's history is not to idealize women. On the contrary, the stories of women's achievements present an expanded view of the complexity and contradiction of living a full and purposeful life."

"Learning about the extraordinary achievements of women helps diminish the tendency to dismiss and trivialize who women are and what they accomplish. In celebrating women's historic achievements, we present an authentic view of history. The knowledge of women's history provides a more expansive vision of what a woman can do. This perspective can encourage girls and women to think larger and bolder and can give boys and men a fuller understanding of the female experience."

"How are our children - girls and boys alike - going to understand the importance of women to American culture and history if their education includes little or nothing about the significance of women's contributions?"
cite: nwhp.org/events/releases/01202006.html

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2006 National Women's History Month Honorees

Juana Gutierrez:
Political Activist and Community Organizer

Aileen Hernandez:
Union Organizer and Human Rights Activist

Winona LaDuke:
Author and Environmentalist

Cindy Marano:
Economic Justice Activist and Public Policy Visionary

Mary Aloysius Molloy:
Educator and Innovator

Nancy Skinner Nordhoff:
Philanthropist and Environmentalist

Mary Taylor Previte:
Pioneer and Advocate for Juvenile Justice

Betty Reid Soskin:
Cultural Anthropologist and Writer

Mary Tsukamato:
Educator, Writer, and Cultural Historian

Marian Van Landingham:
Artist and Community Leader

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