International Women’s Day, words for peace and food for education

 
My hometown of Andover, Massachusetts was once a remote outpost in the wilderness, long before there was a bustling Northeast United States. One of the town’s earliest settlers was a wife, mother, and also a writer. Her name was Anne Bradstreet and in 1650 she had a book of poetry published all the way overseas in London.

.....This is a struggle not unique to Bradstreet’s time. As International Women's Day arrives, there are women all across the globe who are being deprived of education and opportunities. This may be because of the poverty they live in, but it can also be due to deep-rooted societal beliefs.

Recently I learned of an organization called the Afghan Women’s Writing Project. This was started by novelist Masha Hamilton in order to give Afghan women a voice, one for which they have to struggle.

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[Gary Baumgarten]

Masha Hamilton will be my guest on News Talk Online on the Paltalk News Network at 5 PM New York time Tuesday March 9.

To talk to her then please go to www.joinchatnow.com There is no charge.

Thanks,

Gary

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Nice article. I read the part about the Afghan Women's Writing Project and I felt disappoint how they have to use a pseudonym in order to conceal their identity in order to avoid backlash from her community. This just shows that Afghanistan has years to go before their society sees women as equals of men.