Re: Women's international day

nate (schmolze who-is-at students.wisc.edu)
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:07:55 -0600

Surfing the net with kids has some interesting websites on suffrage,
winning the right to vote etc. The other day I listened to a real audio
presentation, and there is also a concentration game on women's history.

Nate

http://www.surfnetkids.com/suffrage.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: Eugene Matusov <ematusov who-is-at UDel.Edu>
To: xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Women's international day

>Hi everybody--
>
>I'm joining Ricardo in his solidarity with women. I want to know if
>somebody knows the history of the March 8th day as the International Day
of
>solidity with women. When and how did this celebration start? What is
the
>story behind it? I know that very few people in the US celebrate or even
>know about this day. Why is it so?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Eugene
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ricardo Ottoni <rjapias who-is-at ibm.net>
>To: xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
>Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 11:16 PM
>Subject: Women's international day
>
>
>>To all women in this list,
>>my solidarity,
>>and
>>as Barbara Kruger said on an out-door here, in Brazil, in 1992:
>>"Women do not have to be in silence"
>>
>>Ricardo.
>