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The New Century Guild, now the New Century Trust, is an historic women's support organization which is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1882, it is one of the oldest and largest organizations devoted to meeting the needs of women in the labor force. From its founding, the organization's goal has been to address the ...
Feminism. Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several ways, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, and training. [1] [2] [3] Women's empowerment equips and allows women to make life-determining decisions through the ...
Matthew Lesko. Website. www .youthinfusion .org. Wendy Schaetzel Lesko is co-founder of Youth Infusion as well as co-founder of the Youth Activism Project. Lesko is an author of several books on youth-led advocacy, especially in the public policy arena, and recognized nationally as an expert on intergenerational collaboration. [1]
The Links, Incorporated. The Links is an American invitation-only social and service organization of prominent Black women in the United States. Founded in 1946, it is the largest nationwide organization of Black women in the USA. Members include multiple prominent women, including Kamala Harris, Marian Wright Edelman, and the late Betty Shabazz .
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
Coordinates: 39.953°N 75.146°W. The Young Ladies' Academy of Philadelphia was the first government recognized institution established for women's higher education in the United States. Located on Cherry Street, between Third and Fourth Streets in Philadelphia [1] and founded by John Poor on June 4, 1787, it was chartered on January 7, 1792.
Bethlehem Female Seminary. Coordinates: 40.630°N 75.380°W. The Bethlehem Female Seminary was established in 1742 in Germantown, Philadelphia and was the first Protestant boarding school for girls in what became the United States. [1] The Bethlehem Female Seminary later became known as the Moravian Female Seminary, and in 1863 the seminary was ...
L. M. Gillespie. L. M. Gillespie was one of the first women police officers to be employed by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] [3] She had previously partnered with Mary D. Diehl to rescue more than two thousand women and girls who had become victims of human trafficking. [4] [5] [6]