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Women Preserving Freedom

Throughout history women have worked side-by-side with men to preserve their families, their lands and their freedom. Written history has focused on wars and the men who waged those wars rather than the women who supported the war efforts, ran the farms and factories and kept the children safe.

During times on peace, battles for civil rights and freedom from all varieties of tyranny, history continued to be written about the men at the "front" of the movement or action. Women, accustomed to a supporting role, worked "behind the lines" in their homes, their workplaces and in the movements. Unfortunately, we will never know all the names, all the stories nor all the sacrifices these women made - but we can keep alive what herstories we do know. We can write those stories down, make movies, script plays and compose songs about women's role in history - and most important of all - we can tell our children.

If you have a story to tell - or a woman in history you admire - let us know and we will include her story here. (See the menu at the top of all our pages for/about women.) Talk to your mom and your gram, your aunts and great-aunts - gather their stories for your children - and if you want us to share them, drop us an email at village@nedv.net. ~JT

Resources

• Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (wifp.org)
• National Women's Law Center: to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives.
• Joyworks for Freedom (joyworks.net)
• Liberties Lost Since 09/11/2001: from Lisa Rogers for President
• The League of Women Voters (lwv.org): A nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
• Center for Women Policy Studies (centerwomenpolicy.org): Since its founding in 1972 as the nation's first feminist policy research organization, the Center for Women Policy Studies has been on the front lines of efforts to promote justice and equality for women.>
• Equality Now (equalitynow.org): Equality Now is an international human rights organization dedicated to the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women. Issues addressed include rape, trafficking, domestic violence, female infanticide, sexual harassment and genital mutilation. Action is taken through letter writing and fax campaigns, video witnessing and media events.
• Equal Rights Advocates (equalrights.org): Equal Rights Advocates' mission is to protect and secure equal rights and economic opportunities for women and girls through litigation and advocacy.
• The National Organization of Women (now.org): NOW's website contains a comprehensive array of information about the organization, including online versions of their print publication, NOW Times. Sections on the site include NOW Political Action Committee, Young Feminists and Global Sisters.
• NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (nowldef.org): An organization with a long and distinguished history of litigation to advance women's rights. Has been actively involved in cases involving reproductive rights, employment discrimination, family law, and various other women's rights issues.
• National Partnership for Women & Families (nationalpartnership.org): The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
• The National Abortion Rights Action League (naral.org): NARAL works to protect and preserve the women's reproductive rights while promoting policies and programs that improve women's health and make abortion less necessary.
• National Women's Law Center (nwlc.org): Established in 1972, the Center works to protect and advance (through policy research, litigation, and public education) the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives. Issues of interest include: athletics, childcare, child and family support, health, employment, and reproductive rights.
• Planned Parenthood (plannedparenthood.org): Planned Parenthood is dedicated to the principles that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved.
• Civil Rights.Org (civilrights.org): Civilrights.org's mission is to empower the civil rights community to lead the fight for equality and social justice in the emerging digital society through the establishment of an online social justice network, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. The conference is a coalition of 185 national organizations representing people of color, women, children, labor unions, individuals with disabilities, older Americans, major religious groups, gay and lesbian people, and civil liberties and human rights group.
• The Center for Law and Social Policy (clasp.org): Public interest law and policy organization, CLASP's focuses on welfare reform, workforce development, childcare, child support, and the intersection of reproductive health and welfare.
• Lambda Legal Defense (lambdalegal.org): A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, the transgendered, and people with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.

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