“Don't let anyone rob you of your
imagination, your creativity, or
your curiosity. It's your place
in the world; it's your life. Go
on and do all you can with it, and
make it the life you want to live.”
–Mae Jemison, first African
American woman astronaut
in space
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WOW2 is a four-times-a-month sister blog
to This Week in the War On Women
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“We ignore public understanding
of science at our peril.”
—Eugenie Clark, American
ichthyologist, scuba diver,
and marine conservationist
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“We have a hunger of the mind which
asks for knowledge of all around us,
and the more we gain, the more is
our desire; the more we see, the
more we are capable of seeing.”
–Maria Mitchell, first American woman
professional astronomer, and suffragist
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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 events in women’s history.
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 shortly, so be sure to go there next, and
catch up on the latest dispatches from the frontlines.