…colonialism and the oppression of women in stunningly honest ways. In her book Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development, first published in 1988, Vandana writes: Women farmers in the Third…
…Increasing numbers of women are graduating with college degrees in agriculture. Last October, Holmes was honored by the Maine Women’s Fund (MWF) at its “2003 Evening to Honor Maine Women…
…MD, FACS, Women To Women, 3 Marina Rd., Yarmouth, ME 04096 Casting for Recovery (sponsors retreats in natural settings for women who have had breast cancer), RR 2 Box 5151,…
…director of the Women’s Agricultural Network. WAgN is a statewide organization to provide education and networking for women in agriculture. Through Holmes’ leadership, WAgN grew and thrived. Now celebrating its…
…application. Valentine Referred to Consensus Rulemaking Process Gorham resident Mary Ellen Valentine’s application for a critical pesticide control area 500 feet around her home because of her medical condition was…
…50 percent of small farmers are women, yet when the government offered seed packets to the poorest of small farmers, only males were listed – because El Salvador categorizes women…
…not wanting to farm is also commonly held. Less well known is the large and increasing number of young men and women (particularly women) who want to farm but do…
…concerted effort to focus on women’s rights, leadership training, women-run entrepreneurial community projects and more. I have met women who are in charge of important community projects, farmers supporting their…
…made a lot of progress. There is a lot of political participation by women now, in voting, protests, strikes … ” Her crafts program benefits women especially, because it allows…
…told us about CCR and CORDES’ work with about 6,000 women – on organizing microcredit, empowerment, providing technical training, including women in political decisions, promoting land ownership by women, promoting…
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