Greetings,

 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever does.” 

Margaret Mead, (1901-1978)                            

Today is Women’s Equality Day and a great opportunity to remember how far we’ve come and what remains to be done.

1848: The first women’s rights convention is organized in Seneca Falls, NY.

1920: After 72 years of struggle, women gain the right to vote.

1968: Women gather in Atlantic City to protest the Miss America Beauty Pageant.

2004: The March for Women’s Lives brings more than one million activists to Washington, D.C.

2009: Sonia Sotomayor becomes the first Hispanic woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

2010: What will you do?

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Did you know... 

• Women are more vulnerable to high health care costs because women’s reproductive health requires more regular contact with health care providers, including visits for yearly Pap tests, mammograms and obstetric care?
• Tough economic times are especially difficult for women struggling to afford basic health care?
• Women of childbearing age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care costs than men, in part because of reproductive health-related supplies and services?
• Roughly 16.7 million American women are uninsured, and thus are likely to postpone care and delay or forgo important preventive care, such as Pap tests and cancer screenings.

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