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LifeNews.com Note: Maria Vitale is Education Director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and a LifeNews.com Opinion Columnist. Vitale has written and reported for various broadcast and print media outlets, including National Public Radio, CBS Radio, and AP Radio.When I was a little girl, I was determined to read every good fiction book in the children's section of the Bexley Public Library in Bexley, Ohio. After I had whizzed through my teacher's list of selections, I'd ask the librarian what she would recommend I read.Ironically, I don't remember many of those tomes--but I do recall reading a biography of early feminist...

President Bush and First Lady, Laura attended an event for Women's History Month and the Celebration of International Womens' Day in the East Room of the White House this morning. Laura introduced her husband before he spoke. Later today, President Bush met with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergei Lavrov at the White House to discuss Iran.He and the First Lady left the White House this afternoon to fly to Waco, Texas, where they will vote in the Texas GOP primary, before heading to New Orleans, Louisiana and Gulfport, Mississippi. (Personal note to whomever schedules these First Couple events at the...

February 08, 2006, 7:54 a.m. Phyllis Schlafly Was Right Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, February 8, 2006The woman has earned a few “I Told You So�s. Most of America's girls typically don't get to celebrate Phyllis Schlafly during "Women's History Month," but they should. Mrs. Schlafly not only had the right idea when she fought the Equal Rights Amendment during the 70s, but predictions she made back then are still accurate today. Schlafly, of course, was head of the National Committee to Stop ERA. And stop it she did — the U.S. Constitution was not amended. She argued that...

Follow America's daughters back in time to see how they made history and watch as today's servicewomen break barriers in the line of duty.Well worth recommending to friends with daughters (and sons, I suppose.) Let the Generations KnowThis is a 30 minute video produced by the Pentagon Channel.

"The great delight from the beginning of Herstory has been the infinite range of women's stories and works that have been discovered, uncovered, rediscovered" Quick - what are the names of the ‘Famous Five’ women? Stumped - don't feel alone. Unfortunately, very few Canadians can answer this question. During the month of October events across Canada hope to bring Women's Herstory to life (the answer can be found at the bottom of the page). Even many women do not realize the rich legacy left to them by a multitude of remarkable women who helped pave the way for women everywhere...

March is Women's History Month. It's a month during which the exploits and accomplishments of women are remembered and celebrated. One group of women who are sometimes overlooked in American history classes, except in their own state, are the women of old Hawaii. Hawaii is especially unique because it had the distinction of being an autonomous kingdom before it became a republic, a United States Territory, and ultimately our 50th State. When European explorers and later New England missionaries encountered Hawaiian women, they were surprised at the social and political freedom which Hawaiian women enjoyed. One of the first things...