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Lighting the Way offers free professional development workshops for educators, such as this one in 2019 titled, “Amplifying History: Learning from the Lives of Women.”
The future (and past) is female by Michael J. DeCicco
Many women throughout South Coast history have been inspirational role models in the march to empower future generations of womanhood. THAT’S ONE OF THE MAIN IDEAS behind the “Lighting the Way: Historic Women of South Coast” program, now midway through its second full year of public activities at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The biographies of 70-100 women who have had a historical impact on the South Coast, from political and labor activists to educators, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists, are being
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featured on the museum’s website. To emphasize the significance of their stories, museum workshops are highlighting their accomplishments and looking to inspire the current generation of women to follow in their footsteps. Project coordinator Cathy Saunders explained that this year marks the 100th Anniversary of Congress ratifying the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which made it illegal to
