Twelve to Be Inducted Into Women's Hall

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Sat Oct-04-03 09:10 AM
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Twelve to Be Inducted Into Women's Hall

Mildred Robbins Leet is an unusual philanthropist. She's not wealthy. And for 25 years, she's given away just $50 at a time.

But her "micro grants" have helped transform tens of thousands of lives around the globe. They buy fishing rods or frying pans, a farm animal, a sewing machine or a barrel of seeds, enabling "the poorest of the poor" to launch their own businesses.

Leet is among 12 women who were to be inducted Saturday into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

The hall was established in 1969 in this village in western New York where the first known women's rights convention was held in 1848. Women won the right to vote in 1920.

http://www.optonline.net/Article/Feeds?CID=channel%3D32%26article%3D9234148

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Sat Oct-04-03 09:13 AM
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1. Fantastic!

She sounds like a great person.

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Sat Oct-04-03 09:37 AM
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2. Also

PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK (1927-2002) As the first Asian-American Congresswoman in the history of the United States, attorney Patsy Takemoto Mink opened doors for women and minorities. Her persistence in securing the passage of Title IX in 1972 assured equal treatment for women in America’s classrooms and on its playing fields. Her Japanese-American heritage gave her first-hand knowledge of the hardships faced by immigrants. She worked tirelessly to open opportunities for them.

http://www.greatwomen.org/news.php?action=view&id=29

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