Women's Birthdays & Milestones
March 18
Marilla Ricker b. 1840-feminist attorney
Unita Blackwell b. 1933-1st Black woman mayor
Bertha Knox Gilkey b. 1949-welfare rights activist
Bonnie Blair b. 1964-Olympic medal winning speed skater
Quote for the Day
"Reformers must expect to be disowned by those who are only too happy to enjoy what has been won for them. ."
~ Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebooks
ANNUAL EVENTS & CONFERENCES FOR MARCH
National Women's History Month, National Women's History Project: 707-838-6000
National Girl Scout Week: 2nd week
International Women's Day: March 8
Be Your Best Day, Girl Scouts: March 14
Women Investors Day, Woman Investors Committee: 703-978-2491, March 14
- Annual Feminist Psychology Conference,
- Association for Women in Psychology: Ruth Hall 215-771-2643; Maryka Biaggio 503-359-2240
- Association for Women's Economic Development (AWED) annual conference: 212-692-9100
- Creteil International Women's Film Festival, Paris: Bernice Reynaud, Cal Inst. of Arts, School of Film & Video, Valencia, CA, fax 213-665-3447
- Feminist Press at CUNY annual fund-raiser: 212-360-5790
- Fight for Abortion Rights and Reproductive Freedom Annual Conference: 413-582-5645
- National Association of Black Women Attorneys: Mabel Haden, 202-637-4890
- National Conference for Women in Business: 212-692-9100
- National Latinas Caucus Feminization of Power Conference: 212-614-2903
- Women Employed Annual Conference: 312-782-3902
- Women in the Director's Chair Festival, Chicago, IL: 312-281-4988; fax 312-281-4999
- Women of Color Recognition Day Awards: 612-870-1193
- Women's Health 2000 Annual Conference, San Francisco CA: 415-476-2564
- Women's International Cinema Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL: 813-895-7132
Reprinted from The WomanSource Catalog & Review's, "women's perpetual calendar"