Women for Independence and Truth
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Who We Are
Founded by a collection of mothers in Austin, Texas: WIT wishes to promote the contributions of women in the United States and around the world; holding space to celebrate historical truths often overlooked in our public schools.
Why
As young women navigate the world around them, it is imperative they are empowered with knowledge of women's contributions in this world. There are countless, monumental contributions which remain unmentioned in public classrooms.
Do You Know
Did you learn who and what Katherine Johnson, space scientist and mathematician, contributed to NASA?
Is the name Ada Lovelace as popular in your home as Steve Jobs or Michael Dell? If not, perhaps she should be.
Are you and your daughters familiar with authors like Maya Angelou, and how her work changed literature?
Did you learn that a woman developed the technology most used today in hospitals - the X-ray.
There are countless contributions women have made throughout history, which have changed every aspect of our society and our government that WIT wishes to celebrate.
How Did the Declaration of Independence Benefit Women
WIT selected July 4th to celebrate for a simple reason: Independence Day is a celebration of the Declaration of Independence (1776). However, this independence did not extend to the enslaved or to women. While it may have benefited the few, it certainly did not benefit the many, which required groups fighting for independence and equal rights . . . to this day.
Truths
1776: Declaration of Independence
1865: 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution - the beginning of the abolishment of slavery (but was not a freedom bell for the enslaved).
1920: 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution - Women receive the right to vote.
1964: Federal Civil Rights Act amended with Title VII, prohibiting women from being fired from their jobs if they became pregnant.
1974: Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA): Women were permitted to apply for credit, open a checking account and buy a home without their father or husband co-signing.
2024: Presently, a woman's right to privacy is different than a man's.
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What does the Fourth of July (celebrating the Declaration of Independence) mean to you as a Woman?
We invite you and women of all ages and backgrounds to join us for this luncheon, on July 4th, to share stories of your favorite women in history, and your vision for women in the future.
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