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Celebrate 35 Years of Research and Action!
Anniversary Kickoff Dinner Celebration: May 2nd
 The
Wellesley Centers for Women will kick off its 35th anniversary
celebration with a special dinner in Boston on Saturday, May 2, 2009
featuring special guest speaker, The Honorable Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court Judge, District of Massachusetts, and mistress of ceremonies, Tyne Daly.
A
leading advocate for human rights and civil liberties, Judge Gertner
has addressed many of the same critical issues confronting women that
WCW has examined. She is now an active partner in the Centers'
international work to advance women's and children's human rights in
Asia. Judge Gertner was only the second woman to receive the Thurgood
Marshall Award from the American Bar Association when it was presented
to her last year. The award recognizes long-term contributions to "the
advancement of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights in the
United States." She will share reflections on her career during the
35th celebration dinner. Longtime friend of WCW and acclaimed actress,
Tyne Daly, noted for her pioneering roles portraying women's complex
lives, will guide guests through the evening as Mistress of Ceremonies.
Ms. Daly is most recognized for her role in the groundbreaking
television series, "Cagney & Lacy," one of the first dramas to
feature two females in the leading roles. She won four lead actress
Emmy Awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Science for her
work on the police drama. Both of our honored guests will bring
infectious energy and enthusiasm for WCW's mission to this kickoff
celebration.
The dinner will be held at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. Further details will be posted on www.wcwonline.org/35thdinner.
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 Register Early for Summer Training Programs
SEED New Leaders' Workshop
The 2009 New Leaders' Workshop of the National SEED
(Seeking Educational Equity & Diversity) Project will be held July
9-16, 2009 in San Anselmo, CA. The National SEED Project on Inclusive
Curriculum, a staff-development equity project for educators, is in its
twenty-third year of establishing teacher-led faculty development
seminars in public and private schools throughout the U.S. and in
English-speaking international schools. A week-long SEED summer New
Leaders' Workshop prepares school teachers to hold year-long reading
groups with other teachers to discuss making school climates and
curricula more gender-fair and multiculturally equitable. This year's
program will enroll approximately 40 new SEED leaders, alone or in
teams of two. The application deadline is April 15, 2009; the notification date is May 15, 2009. Learn more at www.wcwonline.org/seed.
NIOST Summer Seminars 2009
The National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
will hold its annual Summer Seminars July 13-16, 2009 in Boston, MA.
This program provides professional development training for afterschool
program directors; curriculum and education coordinators; state and
municipal officials; intermediaries and community leaders; technical
advisors, consultants, and supervisors; and other field practitioners.
Programs will address ways to advance school, afterschool, and
community partnerships and implementation of the Afterschool Program
Assessment System. Two seminars will focus on topics for system
builders and quality advisors. Registration closes when sessions are full or June 30, 2009. Learn more at www.wcwonline.org/niost.
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Preview Newest Issue of Women's Review of Books
 Peruse the table of contents and preview select articles from the newest issue of Women's Review of Books, including Where are the Women?, a review by Ruth Rosen of Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns, by Erika Falk.
Articles available online include reviews of: Radical Sisters: Second-Wave Feminism and Black Liberation in Washington, DC, by Anne M. Valk; reviewed by Patricia Hill Collins; and
Sex Variant Woman: The Life of Jeannette Howard Foster, by Joanne Passet; reviewed by Martha Vicinus.
A special essay, "What women writers' lives look like these days," by Carole DeSanti, is also featured.
Subscribe to Women's Review of Books
or give the gift of a subscription to a special reader in your life.
Publishers, authors, academic departments, and other such friends can
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Snapshot of the Centers
Primarily
self-funded, the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) is one of the
largest and oldest organizations in the country dedicated to
gender-focused research. Main revenue sources include public and private project grants, contracts, and gifts.
 Fast Facts:
- 100 full- and part-time staff members
- 45 research and action projects
- 3 postdoctoral research scholars
- 5 Wellesley College interns
- 30-50 Wellesley College student employees
- $7.2 million annual budget*
(*based on unaudited data for fiscal year 2008)
Since
1974, researchers at WCW have testified at local, state, and federal levels on policy issues
including child care, early education, gender equitable education, sexual
harassment in schools, girls in math and science, domestic violence, and
work-family balance.
WCW scholars have produced 400+
papers, reports, and curricula; 200+
scholarly journal articles; and 100+
books. These
have resulted in: millions
of readers; tens
of thousands of practitioners trained; thousands
of citations in scholarly journals and the popular press; and
critical changes in public policies, perceptions, and practices. Visit the WCW website to read about key milestones from the past 35 years!
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to social challenges and inequities found throughout our communities.
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If you'd like more information about the Wellesley Centers for Women, I invite you to visit our website at www.wcwonline.org.
Susan McGee Bailey, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Wellesley Centers for Women
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