Love your vagina this Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month!

During Women's History Month, take time out to inspire the next generation by recognizing Women's achievements throughout history. As 51% percent of the population women are a pretty big deal (emphasis on the pretty)!

In recognition of Girl power here is a brief time line of Women's Achievements


1850-1900

In 1854, Florence Nightingale takes 38 women to Turkey to nurse wounded and sick Crimean War soldiers.

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman doctor in the Western hemisphere.

Harvard Medical School admits the first black students and the first woman: Harriot Kezia Hunt, 44. Hunt withdraws after riots by male students.

Women make up 13 percent of all paid workers in America.

Susan B. Anthony meets Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick B. Douglass for the first time at an anti-slavery meeting in Rochester, NY.

1900-1975

Women officially participate in the Olympics for the first time. The first 19 women to compete in the modern Olympics Games in Paris, France, play in just three sports: tennis, golf, and croquet.

19 percent, or one in five, women are in the work force. That's 5 million women earning wages outside of the home.

The International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (IGWU) is formed.

Women are admitted to the U.S. military academies.

The first national Women's Health Conference is held in Boston.

Elizabeth Ann Seaton is canonized as the first American-born saint.

Gloria Randle Scott becomes the first black president of the Girl Scouts of America.

1975-2000

More than 2.5 million girls took part in high school athletic programs during the 1997-98 school year. That's triple the number in 1972-73.

In 1998, women earned 73 cents for every dollar earned by men ($25,862 compared with $35,345). This figure isn't statistically different from women's all-time high in this regard of 74 cents ($23,710 versus $32,144) in 1996.

In 1998, the educational attainment levels of women ages 25 to 29 exceeded those of men in the same age group. 90 percent of young women had at least a high school diploma and 29 percent had a bachelor's degree or more. The respective percentages for men of the same ages were 87 percent and 26 percent.

Even if women and men voted at the same rate, women would hold the balance of electoral power. Projections indicate women constituted 52 percent of the voting-age population in November 1998, representing majorities in each state except Alaska and Nevada.

We haven't come a long way, we've come a short way. If we hadn't come a short way, no one would be calling us baby. ~Elizabeth Janeway

Special thanks to the U.S. Census Bureau and 2000: Anniversaries in Women's History for statistics.

TAKE ACTION! Show your appreciation for vagina's all over the world!


Donate your Time...


Get Involved with campus or community organizations that cater to Women's initiatives


V-Day@OSU
osuheartstvm@gmail.com



WARR Women and Allies Rising in Resistance
http://warr.org.ohio-state.edu/



WISE Women's Initiative for Strength & Empowerment
wiseosu@gmail.com



Volunteer at your local Women's Shelter



Support Local women owned businesses



Intern at the Women's Fund of Central Ohio
- contact info@womensfundcentralohio.org



Intern with the Governor's Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach
visit for more info
http://www.governor.ohio.gov



Donate your Love :)


Tell the women in your life how special and powerful they are!


Take a "Love yourself girl" day and do something nice for yourself (and your vagina)


Spend time with younger girls in your life, tell them that they are beautiful and they can do anything they set their mind to!


Reach out to a woman or girl you feel might need a friend





$$$ Donate your Money $$$



Globally...

Donate to End violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
https://secure.ga4.org/01/drcongo/

Donate to V Day Until the Violence Stops!
http://www.vday.org



Locally...



Invest in the potential of Women and Girls in Central Ohio!

visit http://www.womensfundcentralohio.org/

Donate to help women and children in Central Ohio

Ameythst Inc.

http://www.amethyst-inc.org/

Help Eliminate Domestic Violence in Ohio

http://www.choicesdvcols.org/

HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

LOVE,

OSU VAGINAS

For more information about Women's History Month please visit

www.nwhp.org