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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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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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(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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