(Cl!‘ JJortlanò (Ii)bseruer M4>we«’s History March 14. 2007 fW i/a z tn g Page A3 Women’s History Month Sojourner Truth: The Martin Luther King of her Day A statue ofJSojourner T ruth will be erected in to the U nited States C apitol. T he historic m ove cam e after U .S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D -T exas, and U .S Sen. H illary R odham C linton. D -N .Y ., authored the legislation for the creation o f the m onum ent to honor the w om an w ho spent m uch o f her life p reach in g fo r the a b o litio n o f sla v e ry and w o m e n 's suffrage. "S ojourner T ruth lived for m uch o f her life in N ew Y ork," C linton said at a cerem ony on C apitol Hill celebrating the achievem ent. "So I am here as a personal a d m irer and as her senator," she added to applause and laughter from the audience, w hich included m em bers o f ( Jennifer Hudson Hudson Credits Women Mentors (AP) — Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to her own female inspirations at an awards ceremony promoting women’s achievements. T he 2 5 -y e a r-o ld s ta r o f D reaingirls spoke of the sup port of her m other and esp e cially her grandm other before a large crowd M arch 15 at U.N. headquarters that included teen age g irls try in g to catch a glimpse o f the former American Idol contestant. "One reason my dream s have been able to com e true is be cause of the people in my life." she said. "They’ve always be lieved in me. and had hope for me, and loved me." Hudson also stressed the im portance of empowering women and girls, the theme of the cer emony on the eve o f I nternational Women's Day. It was sponsored by the Virtue Foundation in part nership with Avon Products Inc., and co-sponsored by UNICEF and the U.N. Development Fund for Women. The singer and actress an nounced the first prizewinner of Avon's new "Hello Tomorrow Fund," New O rleans teacher Darlene Morgan Brown, who set up an entrepreneurship program for female middle school students and their mothers. the N ational C ongress o f Black W om en, w hich lobbied for the honor for Truth. A fter escaping from her ow ners. Truth pressed w o m e n 's rights and pushed for sla v e ry 's end. She w as the M artin L uther King o f her day. She preached the gospel o f Jesus C hrist, spoke passionately against slavery and cham pioned the rights o f w om en — black and w hite. She met w ith P residents Lincoln and G rant, and delivered her fam ous "A in 't I a W om an?" speech at a w o m e n 's rights convention in A k ron, O hio, in 1851. She died in N ovem ber 1883 at her hom e in B attle C reek. 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T a n y a S te w a rt has been T h e a w a rd h o n o rs the ideal n a m e d 2 0 0 6 D re a m T e a m h o sp ic e te a m , w hich in c lu d e s P h y sic ia n o f the Y ear by the a p h y sic ia n , n u rse , v o lu n te e r, O re g o n H o sp ic e A sso c ia tio n . so c ia l w o rk e r, h o m e h e a lth T h e P o rtla n d m ed ical d ire c a id e , c h a p la in , b e re a v e m e n t to r fo r A d v e n tist H ealth H o s c o u n s e lo r and su p p o rt sta ff p ice e a rn e d high m a rk s fo r m em b er. “ Dr. S tew art p ersonally e d u h e r e n th u sia sm , p a ssio n and c o m m itm e n t to m ak in g a d if c a te d o u r te a m in a re a s o f fe re n c e in the lives o f c are p a llia tiv e c a re and e n d -o f-life d e c isio n s th at e n c o m p a ss the g iv e rs an d p a tie n ts. Women’s Day Call to End Violence Dr. Tanya Stewart Interested in a Career in the Trades? UN calls threats unacceptable to humankind E xplore the b e n e fits o f h ig h s k ille d , h ig h w age careers in the b u ild in g trad es. Check o u t hands on w o rk s h o p s & e x h ib its . (AP) - Top UN officials led glo bal calls to end violence against women and girls as they marked Intefnational Women's Day. UN chief Ban Ki-moon set the tone for Thursday’s observance by calling for concrete actions against what he called "a threat to all women" that "should be unac ceptable to all humankind." Ban stressed that the United Nations must be at the forefront of the fight and urged the UN Security Council to establish a mechanism dedicated to monitoring violence against women and girls. UN war crimes court chief pros ecutor Carla Del Ponte highlighted continued i A Sri Lankan woman takes part in a protest action asking the government to bring an end to ongoing abductions and aribitary killings to mark International Women's Day in Colombo. 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