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International Women’s Day Sadly Unobserved

3/25/2019

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By Joshua Madera

International Women’s Day was observed on Friday, March 8th.  You may not have realized it because there was no mention or celebration of it here at East.  International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate achievements of women throughout history across nations. International Women’s Day is also a day to try the endeavor of spreading equality to certain areas that need more equality.

Women’s International day is a very important day that it is celebrated annually. East High School should celebrate International Women’s Day because there are numerous girls in the school and most of the staff are women. International Women’s Day should be a small assembly or a day that teachers teach students about a few women who changed the United States and Europe. For example Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton stuck together and fought for women to be able to vote. Harriet Tubman was an antislavery activist who helped slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and kept them safe. Tania Aebi was the first woman and the youngest person who sailed the world alone. These women changed the world because they haven’t given up and kept trying to achieve their goals. Their achievements accomplished were outstanding which it changed the world and gave some equality for some women or their ethnicity.
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Clearly, East High School should have a small celebration of International Women’s Day because women gained positive achievements throughout our history.
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Daniel Hart
3/26/2019 09:15:50 am

Thanks for pointing this out, Joshua. It is sad that there wasn't more fanfare around International Women's Day. However, I have been noticing the Family Group lessons highlight certain women and the women's movement as part of Women's history month, just like what they did for Black History month. This begs the question, though, about the other months of the year that are given to certain groups. Should we hold an assembly for Hispanic heritage month in September? Should there be Family Group lessons for LGBT history month in April? We don't want to tokenize these communities, but we also don't want to leave groups of people out. Things to think about...

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Lynn Girven
3/26/2019 02:29:02 pm

This is what I think, as a feminist - - we should celebrate all of our heritages and struggles. Thank you so much for bringing this up. We are all so unique and important - let's celebrate all of us!

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