Thank you! New statue for Henrietta Lacks!

I am directing a reading of a new musical and two of the lead characters have the same names as my maternal grandparents and I am loving this coincidence.

The deadline for the Milk and Eggs Micro Grant is tomorrow, Friday, March 10. …theatrefundindiespace.submittable.com/submit/250773/… If you’re challenged with keeping up with bills, please apply for this $250 micro grant to use for groceries or other bills. The application will take less than 10 minutes.

#MorningMorsels Graciela Olivárez was born in Phoenix, AZ on this day in 1928. She was a Chicana lawyer/activist who became the first woman & first Latina to graduate from Notre Dame Law School. Olivárez was a charter member of the National Organization of Women! #HERstory

Our final virtual event for Women’s History Month is “BOLD: Women Taking a Seat at the Table.” We welcome guest panelists Actress Sharon Lawrence, Ninochka McTaggart, Executive Director for League of Women Voters LA, and Actor and Activist Kate Rigg as they discuss women in …

This weekend is the last chance to see Barbara Kahn's play, The Time Travelers Club, at Theatre for a New City in NY. Perfect way to recognize Women's History Month, and good fun too! #womenintheater #nyc theaterforthenewcity.net/shows/the-time…

14 years ago Dr. George Tiller, a kind and gentle physician providing abortion care, was murdered in Kansas. Videos today show some of the other challenges faced by doctors providing abortion. Videos Describe Discrimination Against Doctors #abortion wordsofchoice.blogspot.com/2023/05/videos…

Golda Meir is one of a handful of statues of women in all of NYC. It's a bust in the garment district, W39 and Broadway. Used to have a pedestal, now she's been plopped in a planter -- truly hidden except to the most dogged. #statue #goldameir #nyc #publicart

Today we remember Hansa Mehta, born #OnThisDay in 1897, a feminist leader, activist and diplomat from India. She succeeded in changing “All men are born free and equal” in Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to “All human beings are born free and equal."

Today we remember Marie Curie, who died #OnThisDay in 1934 and still inspires us all to reject the stereotypes that hold #WomenInScience back. She was the 1st woman to win a The Nobel Prize, 1st person to win twice, and the only one to win in 2 different branches of science. 👩‍🔬🥇

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#MorningMorsels Roberta Cooper Ramo was the first woman in the U.S. to become the President of the American Bar Association on this day in 1995. She was also the first woman to become President of The American Law Institute in 2008. #HERstory #WomeninLaw

Philadelphia Unveils Proposals for New Harriet Tubman Statue hyperallergic.com/838030/philade… via hyperallergic

Tina Howe was one of my earliest and biggest influences, and one of the main reasons I became a playwright. She also happened to be one of the kindest and funniest people you could meet. She was a genius and she will be missed. theatermania.com/news/hall-of-f…

#MorningMorsels Judith Resnik became the second woman from the U.S. & fourth overall to fly into space on this day in 1984. She was a biomedical/electrical engineer & NASA astronaut who worked as a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery. 🚀 #HERstory #WomeninSTEM

FICTION Writers - In Person Conference at the Spencertown Academy of Arts, NY is now accepting applications for Nov 9 - 12 CONFERENCE. #WritingCommunity writing tips kazconference.submittable.com/submit/271671/…

It's urgent to take action to support the New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA), a program that prizes Equity and Excellent to support hundreds of talented theater, music and media arts students each year. Please read more and write to Regents! savenysssanow.weebly.com

Watch a video here on NYSSSA. New York should be proud! But lapses are forcing hundreds of students to be denied access to this program! LGBTI, BiPOC, economically marginalized! Support NYSSSA Now! vimeo.com/ghendennis/sav…