Posts from March 2014

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Happy International women’s day: March 8th

by Tali Boots

Today is International Women’s Day!   1893: Colorado is the first state to give women the right to vote! 1920: the 19th amendment is added to the constitution granting women the right to vote. 1921: Margaret Sanger creates the American Birth Control League, later becomes Planned Parenthood in 1942. 1960: Birth control pills are approved […]

Privilege

by Tali Boots

As I was sitting out in my backyard, enjoying the great 70 degree whether, sans baby, taking a moment to myself, I was thinking about all I am thankful for. Then my mind traveled to the idea of privilege. My first conscious experience with privilege happened when I was about 14 or 15. My mom […]