June is Women’s Golf Month! The popular sport of golf is a man’s game no longer! Women have stepped up to the tee and proved that the golf course is perfect for everyone. Golfers like Michelle Wei are become athletic role models for little girls around the world.
Women’s Golf: The Lady Golfer’s Guide by nextchapterlearning
Photo by JaeYong.BAE used by CC 2.0
February 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. An estimated 100-140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year in Africa alone. (source)
The Asante Africa Foundation recently hosted Maasai tribal chief Salaton Ole’ Ntutu who built a rescue shelter to protect young girls from female genital mutilation.
February 5, 2010 – Go Red for Women!
Today is National Wear Red Day sponsored by the American Heart Association. This is an day of awareness about the the impact of heart disease on women.
Heart disease is by far the biggest killer of women in the United States. Indications of heart disease display themselves differently in men and women. Learn more about heart disease in women:
Women’s sports have come a long way since Title IX was enacted in 1972. In my high school a few years ago, we had a girl on the football team, and two more on the wrestling team.
We’ve come a long way, but even now, thirty eight years later, the money allotted to girls’ sports does not compare to that of boys’ programs.
2010 is the 24th year of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, with this year’s theme being “Stay Strong, Play On.”
SusanVillasLewis gives a great account of some amazing female athletes in Sports: First Woman To …
(Volleyball photo by Gil Searcy)
On January 11, 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Honolulu, Hawaii. Upon landing in Oakland , California, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
Hey there. I am proud to present to you Squid Calendar, the blog that delivers you a lens or three every day on some topic that is of interest today – whether today is Christmas, Chinese New Year, or National Bubble Gum Day.
Follow Me on TwitterWordpress Themes sponsored by BlogPerfume
The Squid Calendar is powered by WordPress and FREEmium Theme.
developed by Dariusz Siedlecki and brought to you by FreebiesDock.com
