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BA/history.pr Contact: Thyra Packett, 301-279-1170
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMS
SCHEDULED BY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN For Immediate Release: March 1, 1996
In observance of Women's History Month, the Commission for Women's
Counseling and Career Center has scheduled three programs addressing various
themes.
March 7 - Women Around the World Coming to America-- a seminar on the
contributions and concerns of immigrant and refugee women in Montgomery
County. The discussion will focus on the unique cultures and customs of
immigrant and refugee women and the ways they have adapted to their new homes
in the U.S.
Panelists will include Lomi Tschay, Belay and Kieu-Nga Nguyen Dang of
the refugee Women's Domestic Violence Project; Ana Sol Gutierrez, president of
the Montgomery County Board of Education; Blanca King, president of the
Montgomery County Hispanic Employees Association; and Daphne Kwok, executive
director of the Organization of Chinese Americans.
March 14 - Mama Strong: African American Mothers in History -- a program
exploring the roles of African American mothers in shaping American history.
The discussion will cover those who made history while raising children and
those less well-known who raised history-making children.
The workshop will be lead by Vikki Montgomery Fields, founder of the
Mama Kenda Network, a support system for African American mothers, and
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMS 2-2-2-2
publisher of Mama O: The Journal for African American Mothers of Faith.
March 28 - Riding Astride: The Frontier in Women's History -- this new
book by Patricia Riley Dunlap recognizes the accomplishments and characters of
frontier women who branded cattle, mined for gold and silver, farmed,
performed in rodeos and worked as doctors, lawyers and journalists. The
author will discuss the roles these women played in initiating the struggle
for women's rights in the United States.
The programs will be held at the Commission for Women's Counseling and
Career Center, 255 N. Washington Street, Rockville, from 7 to 8:45 p.m. The
fee is $10 per program and registration is required.
To register or to receive more information, call 301-279-1800;
TTY 279-1034.
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