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30 Years of theMaryland Women’sHistory ProjectBy Jill Moss GreenbergJill MossGreenbergMarch 2010 willmark the 30thanniversary ofthe MarylandWomen’s HistoryProject,developedthrough acollaborationbetween theMarylandCommissionfor Womenand theMarylandState Departmentof Education.Fromits inception, the MarylandWomen’s History Projectwas dedicated to honor andcelebrate the contributions ofMaryland women and girlsof diverse backgrounds andregions—both renowned andpreviously unknown.Prior to 1980, t<strong>her</strong>e wereno official observances ofwomen’s history in Maryland,and most people wereunaware of the many contributionsmade by women andgirls. Like most people, whenI was in school, studyinghistory mostly consisted ofmemorizing the dates of battlesor names of presidents. Itwasn’t until I went to a conferenceabout “Women in theAmerican Revolution” that Ibecame interested in history.For the first time, I learnedabout people like me—andlike <strong>you</strong>.Nationally, the first resolutionto establish a NationalWomen’s History Week wasintroduced through the advocacyof the National Women’sHistory Project, in 1980, butwas defeated in the U.S. Congress.Through a<strong>not</strong><strong>her</strong> bill,sponsored by then MarylandRepresentative Barbara A.Mikulski, the U.S. House ofRepresentatives designatedthe week beginning March8, 1981, as National Women’sHistory Week. (Congresslater expanded the week to awhole month in 1987.)At the same time as thenational efforts, Marylandbegan to establish a MarylandWomen’s History Week.As a member of the MarylandCommission for Womenat the time, I proposed thatthe Commission initiateMaryland Women’s HistoryWeek. We invited theMaryland State Departmentof Education to join with usand, to<strong>get</strong><strong>her</strong>, with a committeeof educators, membersof Maryland’s local Commissionsfor Women, and ot<strong>her</strong>organizations, we begancreating and disseminatingmaterials to publicize theweek throughout Maryland.Maryland Women’s HistoryWeek and then month werealso proclaimed each year bythe Governor and the MarylandLegislature.Each year since, packetsof materials were developedand distributed to all schools,libraries, local Commissionsfor Women, and ot<strong>her</strong>organizations, throughoutthe state. These packetscontained informationfocused on a specific area ofachievement by Marylandwomen. Themes includedWomen in Historical Eras(1982), Maryland Womenin the Arts (1985, 1998),Maryland Women in Mathematicsand Science (1988,1999), Maryland’s UnsungHeroines (1990), and more.Over the years, the packetswere expanded to includelesson plans, bulletin boarddisplay kits, and suggestedcommunity activities, as wellas compilations of availablespeakers, and organizational,written, and media resources.Linda Shevitz of the MarylandState Department ofEducation coordinated thedevelopment of these packetsand kept track of the tremendousnumber of educationalprograms that resulted inpublic schools, colleges anduniversities, organizationsfor girls and women, and inactive communities.14 <strong>Focus</strong> on Women Magazine
In celebrating MarylandWomen’s History, we stroveto be inclusive of the greatdiversity among Marylandwomen. We <strong>not</strong> only wantedto highlight renowned Marylandwomen, such as HarrietTubman, Rachel Carson, andot<strong>her</strong>s, but also wanted toinclude the “unsung <strong>her</strong>oines”in our families, communitiesand places of work andworship.In 2003, the MarylandWomen’s History Projectdeveloped the “MarylandWomen’s Heritage Trail.” Inconjunction with local historicalassociations and commissionsfor women, more than150 Maryland sites wereidentified w<strong>her</strong>e women hadmade unique contributions,some in every county and inBaltimore City. (More informationabout the “MarylandWomen’s Heritage Trail” isavailable on our Website atwww.MDWomensHeritage-Center.org/<strong>her</strong>itage-trail.)Creating this trail was atremendous achievement andthe interest and excitement itcreated made it clear that weneeded an actual site w<strong>her</strong>eMarylanders, <strong>you</strong>ng and old,could come to learn, contributeand honor the contributionsof Maryland’s womenand girls. In addition, it wasimportant to provide a homefor the Maryland Women’sHall of Fame, which wasestablished by the WomenLegislators of Maryland withthe Maryland Commissionfor Women in 1985. Withsupport from the ongoinggroups and from the FirstLady of Maryland, a committeewas created to worktoward the existence of theMaryland Women’s HeritageCenter—with all of its components,a national first.Maryland was the firststate in the country to acknowledgewomen of diversegroups and ages.It is only fitting that theCenter will be opening itsinitial temporary home locatedin Baltimore City thisMarch—30 years since thefounding of the MarylandWomen’s History Project.For more information orto become involved in supportingthe creation of theMaryland Women’s HeritageCenter, visit our Website atwww.MDWomensHeritage-Center.org, call 410-767-0675,or e-mail mwhcjill@comcast.net.New Year 2010What if …What if <strong>you</strong> began the yearwith a clean slate?Here’s a true story with amessage to ponder.When the middle-agedwoman awoke from the coma,<strong>her</strong> memory had been wipedclean. She did <strong>not</strong> know <strong>her</strong>husband or children, parentsor childhood. Everything shelearned about <strong>her</strong> past wasbased on stories told by familyand former friends. Imaginewhat this would be like,to be totally amnesiac.Previous slights andangers, fears and embarrassments,all forgotten.She had to discover <strong>her</strong>personality all over again,which turned out to be somewhatdifferent from the wayshe had always been. Shehad to learn what she likedand didn’t, and how to buildbrand new relationshipswith husband and family,based purely on what washappening in the present.Even addictive eating habitschanged.If <strong>you</strong> were no longer beinglimited and misled by memoriesof past experiences andundermining beliefs, howwould <strong>you</strong>r life change, bedifferent, improve and <strong>get</strong>better?What would happen if <strong>you</strong>began this new year and nextdecade with a fresh startclean slate? How could thisidea improve <strong>you</strong>r well being?May <strong>you</strong> enjoy the peaceand pleasure that comesfrom clearing the decks ofwhat’s old and outdated,living instead as if today isa brand new day to live in abrand new way.Ann McGill, MidWife of Consciousness,is author of Birthing into Beingness,the Beautiful Truth of Who You Are.MidWife@AnnMcGill.com.www.MiraclesMadeEasy.com.703-262-0620.For Women, To Women, About Women15
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