Women who rock
It’s time to nominate your woman of choice for the 8th Annual San Diego Women’s Hall of Fame. Details below.
Five women whose life work has made a significant and positive impact on the San Diego community will be selected for induction into the 8th Annual San Diego Women’s Hall of Fame on March 28th of 2009 at UCSD Price Center Ballroom. March is Women’s History Month.
*A call for nominations* has gone out to the local community in search of 5 Inductees for 2009. One woman in each of five categories will be chosen from those nominated by the community and selected by the four Hall of Fame hosting partners of the event (The Women’s History Museum, the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women, the UCSD Women’s Center and the Department of Women’s Studies at SDSU).
*The Categories for Nomination are as follows:*
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*1) TRAILBLAZER* – A woman who paved the way for other women or was first in her field.
*2) EMPOWERER OF WOMEN* – A Woman who has significantly inspired the people of San Diego County and improved their lives.
*3)* *CREATOR OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE-* An activist, leader or professional who has created structural change and shifted our way of thinking and doing. She is a courageous woman from any profession or community whose efforts resulted in improving women’s lives or status.
*4) BUILDER OF MULTI-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING- *A multi-cultural competent who is integrally involved in building bridges, coalitions or understanding within the communities of San Diego County. A multi-cultural individual is defined and knowledgeable of and sensitive of diversity, multiculturalism and social justice.
*5) CULTURAL GUARDIAN* – A woman who has kept her culture and history alive within her community. She may act as a mentor, counselor, grandmother, godmother, or other significant role.
Those chosen will represent and reflect the diversity and geographical areas of our community. In common, they have all selflessly and courageously contributed greatly to the San Diego community
and the world at large. Their lifetime work and achievements have improved the lives of women and citizens of San Diego County. Their accomplishments left lasting impact on others and our community. They are the unsung heroes of our time whose stories can be inspiring to all of us.
This group of 5 Inductees will join 37 other women inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame every year since 2002.
The 8th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on the UCSD Campus on March 28, 2009 at the culmination of Women’s History Month.
Nomination forms are available at the Women’s History Museum located at 2323 Broadway, Suite 107, San Diego, CA, 92102, by phone at 619 233-7963, by email at sdwhof@gmail.com <mailto:sdwhof@gmail.com> or online at _www.whmec.org <http://www.whmec.org>/whof_
Nominations close on October 31, 2008. Nominations from prior years will also be included in the selection process. Updates to those nominations may be sent to the Women’s History Museum and Educational Center: 2323 Broadway, Suite 107, San Diego, CA 92102.
*Why is it important to recognize the lives and the work of women?*
According to the National Women’s History Project, by walking history’s pathways, we learn to step forward with confidence. The legacy of how others shaped society sparks our own longings to contribute. Everyone needs role models — footsteps enough like our own to inspire us.
History must tell the whole story. For girls, knowing women’s achievements expands their sense of what is possible. For all of us, knowledge of women’s strengths and contributions builds respect and nourishes self-esteem — crucial to all children and adults now, and in the years to come.
Educators are willing, often eager, to introduce women’s history, but they lack materials and support.
The need for more accurate information about women’s historical contributions is further confirmed in a recent poll funded by General Motors. Conducted prior to GM’s sponsorship of Ken Burns’ film on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, two women “who transformed a nation,” the results show only one percent could identify Stanton as in some way connected with women’s rights.
The enduring goal of the Women’s Hall of Fame is to “make history” accurate by continuing to recognize and celebrate women’s authentic contributions.
Women’s History Museum and Educational Center
2323 Broadway • Suite 107 • San Diego • California • 92102
Telephone (619) 233-7963 • Fax (619) 233-6327 • Email: info@whmec.org Web: www.whmec.org
*/Mission: to educate and inspire present and future generations about the contributions and experiences of women by collecting, preserving and interpreting the evidence of that experience./*
*/Proud member of the San Diego Museum Council. Serving San Diego County since 1983./*
