"I demand more rights for women
because I know what women can do."
–Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
President of Liberia, (2006-2018),
first African elected woman
head of state; 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
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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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"There is no history about which there is so much
ignorance as this great movement for the establishment
of equal political rights for women."
–Susan B. Anthony, major figure in
the U.S. woman suffrage movement
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“The most fulfilled people are the ones who get up every morning
and stand for something larger than themselves. They are
the people who care about others, who will extend a helping
hand to someone in need or will speak up about
an injustice when they see it.”
–Wilma Mankiller, first woman Principal
Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1985-1995)
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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 and catch up on the latest dispatches from the frontlines.