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To give students a deeper and
more relevant appreciation of women’s role in history, the
Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, the Iowa Department of
Education, and the State Historical Society of Iowa are sponsoring
the 19th annual statewide essay contest, “Write Women Back
Into History,” for students in grades 6 - 9. The 2003 theme
is “Women Pioneering the Future.”
This year’s theme incorporates
both pioneering women from history, who led and won struggles
for equality and civil rights, created and advanced educational
and professional opportunities, and made great contributions
to the arts, sciences, and humanistic causes, and innovative
women of today who further these efforts and continue to expand
the frontiers of possibility for generations to come. Students
are encouraged to write about the accomplishments in the life
of a woman who has made a difference to them and to society.
(Essays about Iowa women are encouraged.)
For a copy of the guidelines, visit the Status
of Women's website or contact Lori SchraderBachar
at 515/281-4470, 800/558-4427, or lori.schraderbachar@iowa.gov. |