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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. M ich.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
(AP photo)
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