I attended the HPU Pride Club meeting on February 26, 2020. I have never attended a pride meeting before, but I found it to be very interesting. Everyone was super friendly when I walked in. We started the meeting by introducing ourselves; this included using our first names, saying our pronoun we prefer to beContinue reading “Event Attendance & Response – HPU Pride Club”
Author Archives: Molly Kleinstein
Katja Iversen
In 2018, Katja Iversen was named “International Gender Champion” also known as “Dane of the Year.” She is known for being a very influential speaker and the CEO and President of Women Deliver. She has played a big role in fighting to advocate for girls and women’s rights. This includes health rights for girls andContinue reading “Katja Iversen”
Leymah Gbowee
Leymah Gbowee is known for being a Liberian peace activist who is responsible for leading a major women’s nonviolent peace movement that started in 2003. This movement was called, Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in Liberia, Africa.
Tarana Burke
Tarana Burke is the founder of the #MeToo Movement. The main message of the #MeToo Movement is all about the accepting the fact of “you are not alone” and is very focused on spreading this message. Burke began using the phrase “Me Too” in 2006 and is now nationally known. The goal of this sayingContinue reading “Tarana Burke”
Nimco Ali
Nimco Ali is one of the co-founders of a non profit organization called, Daughters of Eve. This non-profit is all centered around “working to protect and empower girls and young women.” She works as a director of Daughters of Eve, which mainly focuses “to advance and protect the physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health rightsContinue reading “Nimco Ali”
Kavita Ramdas
“Kavita Ramdas is a globally-recognized advocate for gender equity and justice. She is an inspirational speaker and thought commentator on the challenges facing philanthropy and civil society as they seek to advance equitable and sustainable development and gender and racial equity. She currently serves as the Director of the Women’s Rights Program at the OpenContinue reading “Kavita Ramdas”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I chose to link a clip of an interview with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I find her to be very inspiring and her story to be so interesting. When she came out of one of the most prejudice law schools at the top of her class, she did not have the same opportunities women do today.Continue reading “Ruth Bader Ginsburg”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”