Did you know...
In February 1946, during
the inaugural meetings of the General Assembly in London, US delegate Eleanor
Roosevelt read an open letter to the "women of the world":
"To this end, we call on the Governments of the world to encourage women
everywhere to take a more active part in national and international affairs, and
on women who are conscious of their opportunities to come forward and share in
the work of peace and reconstruction as they did in war and
resistance."
Eleanor Roosevelt's letter had such an impact that a few days later, a
Sub-commission dedicated to the Status of Women was established under the
Commission on Human Rights (today known as the Human Rights Council). And
only a few months later, in May 1946, this Sub-commission was granted full
commission status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
thus becoming the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).*
*Adapted from the United Nations Blue Book Series on the United Nations
and the Advancement of Women, 1945-1996.
With Eleanor Roosevelt and all that she did for the
advancement of women's rights in mind, please spread the word and encourage the
girls in your life, who are of high school age, to apply for the Eleanor Roosevelt Girls Leadership
Worldwide - a transformational 9-day summer program which empowers girls to become
principled and socially conscious global leaders.
FAWCO's Youth Program promotes the Eleanor Roosevelt Center Girls
Leadership Worldwide Program for 9th and 10th grade girls. The program
will have two sessions in July 2014. The deadline for applications is 21
March.
See the Eleanor Roosevelt Center website http://www.ervk.org/html/glw.
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