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Aunt Donna Celebrates Women's History (March)

Women's History Month:
The public celebration of women's history in this country began in 1978 as "Women's History Week" in Sonoma County, California. The week including March 8, International Women's Day, was selected. In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national Women's History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month, and March was declared Women's History Month.

Firsts in Women's Achievement:
~Mary Katherine Goddard First woman postmaster 1775
~Victoria Chaflin Woodhull First woman to be presidential candidate 1872
~Suzanna Madora Salter First woman mayor (Argonia, Kansas) 1887
~Jeannette Rankin First woman U.S. House Representative 1916
~Hallie Ferguson First woman governor of U. S. state (Texas) 1924
~Jane Addams First woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize 1931
~Hattie Wyatt Caraway First woman elected to U.S. Senate 1932
~Georgia Nesse Clark First woman treasurer of the United States 1949
~Sandra Day O'Connor First woman justice of the Supreme Court 1981
~Madeleine K. Albright First woman Secretary of State and highest ranking woman in the U.S. government 1997
~Hillary R. Clinton Only First Lady ever elected to the U. S. Senate 2000
~Condoleezza Rice First African-American woman appointed Secretary of State 2005

National Women's History Museum: http://www.nmwh.org

Harriet Tubman Coloring Page: http://schools.monterey.k12.ca.us/~lagunita/Tubman/cpage.html

Jason and the boys

Aunt Donna's Black History Quiz (February)

Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." We owe the celebration of Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the black American population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, the Bicentennial (200th birthday) of the U.S.A., the week-long observance was extended to the entire month of February.

Test your knowledge, Black History Quiz:
1. _________________ was the first state to legalize slavery and _________________was the first state to abolish slavery.

In 1641 Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery and in 1780, Pennsylvania became the first state to abolish slavery.

2. Who was the father of Black History Month?

Dr. Carter Woodson, a Harvard Ph.D., began Negro History Week in 1926. It became Black History Month in 1976.

3. White soldiers averaged three to nine months service during the American Revolution. Black soldiers served an average of ?

During the American Revolution, the average enlistment time for a black soldier was four-five years.

4. What was the average price of a healthy male slave at the start of the slave trade?

Though prices varied, the average price of a healthy male slave was $60 (female slaves cost about $15 less). Source: Afro American Almanac

5. He is the first African-American inventor in the history books. He invented the first clock in the New World. He laid out the city of Washington, D.C. for the first time. His name is?

Benjamin Banneker is noted as the first African American inventor. He invented the first clock in the New World and also laid out the city of Washington, D.C. for the first time.

6. In which year were W.E.B. Du Bois and William Trotter among the leaders of the meeting from which sprung the Niagra Movement — the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?

In 1905, W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter were among the leaders of the meeting from which sprung the Niagara Movement, the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

7. A native of Detroit and graduate of UCLA, this politician and diplomat was the first black person awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in fostering an armistice between warring Arabs and Israelis

Ralph J. Bunche won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a mediator in Palestine in 1950

8. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference — with Martin Luther King, Jr., as president — was formed in:

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed with Martin Luther King, Jr., as president in 1957.

9. On this day, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in schools had to end at once and that unitary school systems were required:

October 29, 1969, The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in schools had to end at once and that unitary school systems were required.

10. On November 2 of this year, President Reagan signed the bill that established January 20, a federal holiday in honor of Martin L. King, Jr.

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill establishing January 20 a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Party Posse

Future American Idol Winner

The Family and Friends

What a great time had by all! Every young party-er skated the rink floor at least once even the two year olds. Congratulations to Jessica she was the winner of the Roll Bounce DVD drawing.

Just wait till I'm sixteen...

Everything here is soooooooooooo good!

Please Sir, can I have some more?

Come on Let's Skate, Roll, Bounce!

Aunt Donna's MLK Jr. Day Facts (January)

1. The birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. is observed as a federal holiday on the third Monday in January.

2. Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He died on April 4, 1968 when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

3. He is the only American besides George Washington to have a national holiday declared for his birthday.

4. Rep. John Conyers from Michigan introduced legislation for a federal holiday to celebrate MLK Jr. four days after his death in 1968.

5. It took 15 years to create the federal Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.

6. Illinois was the first state to adopt MLK Jr. Day as a state holiday in 1973

7. In 1983 congress passed legislation creating MLK Jr. Day and President Reagan signed it. In 1986 the federal holiday went into effect.

8. 1987, Arizona governor Evan Mecham rescinds MLK Jr. Day as his first act in office, setting off a boycott of the state. Arizona citizens voted to enact MLK Jr. Day in 1992.

9. 1999, New Hampshire becomes the last state to adopt MLK Jr. Day as a paid state holiday, replacing its optional Civil Rights Day.

10. 2000, South Carolina became the last state to make MLK Jr. Day a paid holiday for all state employees. Until then, employees could choose between celebrating it or one of three Confederate-related holidays.

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