Liz Tentarelli of Newbury is president of League of Women Voters New Hampshire. Here in New Hampshire, the League of Women Voters has been involved in the fight for fair elections and for the fair maps that make them possible since 2004, when we.
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At the edge of the ceiling in the House chamber, names are painted of people consequential to Oregon history. I suppose they were listed there to inspire us below. But sadly, of the hundred or so names, only three are women.
Sacagawea who helped guide the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Northwest.
Tabatha Brown, an educator and social reformer who was named “Mother of Oregon” by the Oregon Legislature in 1987.
Abigail Scott Duniway, Oregon’s leading suffragette.
March is Women’s History Month. Too often, their contributions have been reduced by history.
Please take a moment to read Oregon history: 31 Women Who Blazed Trails in the State. I was honored to know several and privileged to work with and be mentored by one, forty years ago. Join me in celebrating and uplifting the stories of all these inspiring women.