Monday, March 8, 2021
- Highlighting Women's History Month: Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11th, 1884, in New York. She is known for being the longest-serving First Lady alongside President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During Eleanor’s time at the White House, she took full advantage of her position as First Lady, holding press conferences with only female journalists. As a result, many News Agencies hired their first women reporters, an action that was still very new to society. While holding these press conferences, Roosevelt met a journalist named Lorena Hickok, with whom she exchanged letters that indicate they may have been in a relationship. Eleanor Roosevelt was known to be a great asset and advocate for her husband's presidency, especially when FDR was experiencing polio-related illness. After Franklin passed in 1945, Eleanor was appointed a delegate to the 1946 United Nations General Assembly by President Truman, and subsequently elected the chairperson of the Humans Rights Commission by her fellow members. Her role helped her to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was passed in 1948. Eleanor Roosevelt was a political figure, diplomat, and activist who left an impression on the United States and created the change for women to begin playing active roles in government.
WRC Women’s History Month presented by Grace Johnson
Join us for Social Justice month at ARHS this March! Every Tuesday in March starting on the 9th, different clubs will be presenting student led discussions on issues that are important to them. You have the power to make a difference in Amherst, and there is no better time than now. Check out the whole list of topics, dates, and meeting links right here: bit.ly/arhssj
This week: Tomorrow from 12-12:40, the Antisemitism Awareness Project will be leading a discussion on the history of antisemitism and its implications on modern life. If you have any questions, email baxterer@arps.org, vanhornsh@arps.org, or rueschemeyerbaileynr@arps.org.
- The ARHS Biliteracy Club is happy to announce an exciting opportunity—SPARK for German—SPARK offers Basic German interactive virtual sessions of 45-minutes. Please read the flyer for more details. To participate, follow the link in the flyer to register. Registration closes March 8th.
- Hey Writers! The Student-Written Play Festival deadline is coming up on March 14. We want you to write something. Details here: bit.ly/arhssw21
- The Minks (the ARHS Literary Magazine) is open and accepting all student work! Whether it’s an essay, poem, story, or any other piece of writing, email it to minks@arps.org, and your work could be included in this year’s edition!
