A CLOSING STATEMENT OF GRATITUDE FROM THE EDITORAfter kicking off on January 1, 2015 with Shulamith
A CLOSING STATEMENT OF GRATITUDE FROM THE EDITORAfter kicking off on January 1, 2015 with Shulamith Firestone, the Celebrate Women project concluded on December 31, 2015 with a post about Sonya Renee Taylor. That’s 365 days of women who made history, women who are making history and women who history has wrongly forgotten.First and foremost, I would like to thank all 15,000+ people who joined this journey on Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter. No likes or shares went unnoticed. It was great to see your re-posts with additional facts or personal reflections that added depth to the original posts. Heck, it was even great (and humbling) to see your occasional corrections.Thank you to everyone who made submissions, including but not limited to - Holly, Crystal, Meryl, Annel, Janie, Lizzy, Mark, Chris and Sergio. Thank you to Kurtlan for his patience and understanding, as I immersed myself in this project. Thank you to each and everyone of you for your patience and understanding during the last few months, as I struggled to juggle a long commute and the production of original daily posts.Thank you to Tumblr all-stars like KARADIN. Thank you to Facebook supporters like Christine, Diana, Erica, David, Jennifer, Sue, Rachael, Sarah, Susie, Grady, CJ and a few dozen other people I am surely forgetting. Thank you for the love on Twitter from Shoni Schimmel, Eliza Dushku, Divya Nag, Toks Olagundoye, Erika Ervin, Novlene Williams-Mills, Meredith Walker, Kristen Dorsey, Elishka Jepson, Gabrielle Smith, Becky Birtha, Miri Ben-Ari, Hynden Walch, Jendayi Bonds, Sarah Midori Perry, Lisa Hanawalt, Lalaine Vergara, Sharaya J, Maura Johnston and Sonya Renee Taylor . Thank you for the additional love on Twitter from Kai, Holly, Sarah and Kevin.Thank you to young women like Nicole Ticea, Malala Yousafzai and Amandla Stenberg for taking steps to make this world a better place for future generations, silencing anyone who looks at today’s teens and thinks they’re anything less than extraordinary.Thank you to the following sources for inspiration:A Mighty GirlAmy Poehler’s Smart GirlsIllustrated Women In HistoryCalendar WomenCelebrating Amazing WomenThe ReconstructionistsPortraits of The LadylikeInspiring Muslim WomenLegendary WomenClassic Ladies of ColorCool Chicks from HistoryA Woman To KnowWomen Rock ScienceWomen In HistoryImportant Women’s Birthdays This project’s end does no , of course, mark an end to celebrating women’s contributions to society, so consider visiting (or revisiting) any of these sites to keep things going… And by all means, please continue sharing posts from Celebrate Women and spreading the word about these amazing women and their accomplishments! -- source link
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