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A fundraiser will help a local teen s family cover the costs of cancer treatments; a consignment store in Thomasville has a new address; and the West Davidson Library has received a grant: Here s What s Happening in Davidson County.
Teen battling cancer 2nd time will benefit from fundraiser Overwhelming is how organizers of a fundraiser to help a Davidson County teenager battling cancer a second time described the support they have received from the community and beyond.
A fundraiser to help Gavin Hill s family with expenses related to his treatment at Levine Children s Hospital in Charlotte will take place from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, May 15 at Center United Methodist Church in Welcome. There will be a pancake and sausage breakfast, silent auction with more than 100 items and entertainment. Cost of the breakfast is by donation only. The church is located at 186 Center Church Road.
UCSB Breaks Ground on First New Classroom Building in More Than 50 Years
The university has struggled to accommodate all classes in its current space; the state-funded facility will increase its capacity by 2,000 seats
The classroom building project at UCSB will be constructed in the heart of campus, south of and adjacent to Davidson Library and the Bioengineering Building, and north of and adjacent to the Psychology Building. (Rendering courtesy of UCSB) By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
April 17, 2021
| 8:53 p.m.
For the first time in more than 50 years, UC Santa Barbara has started construction on a state-of-the-art classroom building.
Women were instrumental in the Revolution to achieve progress with fairness. They fought alongside their men and also provided some of the comforts of home to the soldiers, including food, clean clothes, and sexual services. Although women were clearly part of the Revolution, they did not benefit as much from it as did the working class in the cities for example.
Soldaderas and the Mexican Revolution
Women fought on the battlefield during the Mexican Revolution.
Soldaderas or female soldiers, with rebel or federal forces, fought either by choice or coercion.
Soldadera comes from the word
soldada, or soldier’s pay. The men gave their wages to women to pay for food, meal preparation, clothes cleaning, and other services.