A new passport, but the same old story

When we look at historic relics like National Statuary Hall, where almost half the statues have been standing for a century, we expect to find blatant sexism. And we do. Only nine of the 100 statues in National Statuary Hall are of women. But when new memorials and official documents are created, we [...]

U.S. Lags Behind Israel in Street Naming

On September 20, 2007 the Jerusalem Post published an article entitled, “In a sign of the times, more streets to be named after outstanding women.” Obviously, in its quest to name streets after women, EVE is not alone. The article in the Jerusalem Post highlights the recognition by government officials that it is important [...]

Let’s Talk About Religion

There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “If you want to keep your friends, don’t talk about politics, sex, money or religion.” I agree all four can be alienating and I personally have lost friends over discussions about these very same topics. But it’s difficult to talk about gender parity and [...]

Five reasons Ohio should put a woman in Statuary Hall

As the battle to choose a new statue to represent Ohio in National Statuary Hall (NSH) rages on, Equal Visibility Everywhere continues to advocate for one of the three women candidates: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Taylor Upton, or Judith Resnik. Why is EVE so committed to a woman candidate? Today, ninety years [...]

Name That Street

Can you think of any streets that are named after women? I can’t. You might think street names and street signs are trivial, but I don’t. Every time I drive down FDR Drive or Martin Luther King Boulevard, my brain ingests a subtle but significant message: men create history. [...]

Women deserve representation on U.S. currency

(Ed. Note: This editorial was originally published in the Baltimore Sun on Friday, April 30, 2010.)
Earlier this year, Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican, introduced legislation that would take President Ulysses S. Grant off the $50 bill and replace him with President Ronald Reagan. This legislation has sparked currency wars as Reagan supporters try [...]

My letter in the Washington Post about the new $100 bill

This was published this morning in the Post in the Letters to Editor section:
U.S. needs to face up to sexism on its paper money

Saturday, April 24, 2010
On Wednesday, the Treasury Department unveiled the new $100 bill slated to go into circulation next year ["Redesigned, high-tech Benjamin aims to keep counterfeiters at bay," news story, April [...]

Two letters for Harriet Taylor Upton from Ohio school children

I’ve been posting some of the letters from school children to the Ohio Statuary Committee (here and here) and today I’d like to share two more with you:

Jada at Morgan Elementary supports Harriet Taylor Upton (upton_jada.pdf):
“I think she should be a statue in D.C. because if she wasn’t there at that time women [...]

More letters from Ohio school children

The other day I posted a few of the wonderful student letters that the Ohio Statuary Committee was kind enough to share with us, and I promised there would be more to come. These letters are so delightful to read, and really show how seriously the students are taking their responsibility. (We’ve blocked [...]

Ohio school children learn about the women in Ohio’s history

In January I flew to Ohio to testify before the Statuary Committee and urge them to select a woman as Ohio’s new representative in Statuary Hall. A month later, when the Statuary Committee released its list of 10 finalists, it was gratifying to learn that 3 women had made the cut.
Even more [...]

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