If people don't vote, everything stays the same.
You can protest until the sky turns yellow or
the moon turns blue, and it's not going to
change anything if you don't vote.”–Dolores Huerta,
Mexican-American labor leader,
United Farm Workers co-founder
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WOW2 is a four-times-a-month sister blog to This Week in the War on Women. This edition covers women and events from September 9 through September 15.
The next installment of WOW2 will be on Saturday, September 17, 2022.
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September15 to October 15 isHispanic Heritage Month.
The Theme for 2022 is Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation
“We have to be visible. We should
not be ashamed of who we are.”–Sylvia Rivera,
Puerto Rican-Venezuelan-American
and transgender rights activist
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“Puerto Ricans are United States citizens,
and I think that the issue of statehood or
independence needs to be addressed
and needs to be resolved.”–Rosie Perez,
Puerto Rican-American performer
and Puerto Rican rights activist
The purpose of WOW2 is to learn about and honor women of achievement, including many who’ve been ignored or marginalized in most of the history books, and to mark moments in women’s history. It also serves as a reference archive of women’s history. There are so many more phenomenal women than I ever dreamed of finding, and all too often their stories are almost unknown, even to feminists and scholars.
These trailblazers have a lot to teach us about persistence in the face of overwhelming odds. I hope you will find reclaiming our past as much of an inspiration as I do.
THIS WEEK IN THE WAR ON WOMEN
will post soon, so be sure to go there next, and
catch up on the latest dispatches from the frontlines.