The National Women's History Project, founded in 1980, is an educational nonprofit organization. Their mission is to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and program.The Project chose its 2008 national theme “Women’s Art: Women’s Vision” to honor the originality, beauty, imagination and multiple dimensions of women’s lives. Women in the arts have left their valuable mark upon history. Theirs is the story of amazing accomplishments often acclaimed at the time but later forgotten.This year’s theme provides a special opportunity to discover and celebrate women’s visual arts in a variety of forms that help expand the perceptions of each other and ourselves.
Source: National Women's History Project and the Library of Congress
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