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Woman of the Week: Selma Dritz
This week’s woman of the week is Selma Kaderman Dritz. She was a Epidemiologist which is a public health professional who investigates patterns and causes of disease and injury in humans. Dritz was born in Chicago in 1917 and studied medicine at the University of Illinois and then went on to obtain a master’s degree in public health at UC Berkley in…
Read MoreSchool of Powher Update
These ladies are graduates from our first class in 2014 and are now equipped to teach our newest students how to provide basic prenatal care, refer appropriately, and have a safer and cleaner labor. We are so excited to be starting our school today! We have six new students; Candelaria, Josefa, Juana, Lola, Maritizia, Rosario.
Read MoreKenya Medical Strike is Over!
We are relieved to see that the 100 day medical strike over increased wages and better working conditions in Kenya has finally ended! The “Return to Work” deal showed that doctors will now earn between 56,000 and 70,000 shillings more per month ($540-680 more). In Kenya, many emergency rooms in public hospitals across the country…
Read MoreWoman of the Week: Jane Hodgson
This weeks woman is Jane Hodgson. The only doctor ever convicted for performing an abortion, Dr. Jane Hodgson agreed to perform the procedure in order to challenge the law in her home state of Minnesota. In 1970, Hodgson performed an abortion on a 23-year-old married mother of three children who had contracted a condition called rubella,…
Read MoreKind Bar Grant Round Two
https://www.kindsnacks.com/foundation/causes/cause/saving-mothers-school-of-powher-2/ Please take the time to vote a second time for our School of Powher for us to win $10,000. Guatemala has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Latin America, mainly affecting indigenous Mayan women. In an effort to save their lives we have created the School of POWHER (Providing Outreach in Women’s Health &…
Read MoreAlice Paul: Feminist, Suffragist, and Political Strategist
Happy Sunday! We are still inspired by the March 6th event on the politics of global women’s health at NYU. Something that really stood out to us was Congresswoman Maloney’s talk on the equal rights amendment. The equal rights amendment would give equal rights to both women and men. The equal rights amendment, however, has NEVER…
Read MoreSpotlight: Lisa Gilligan
This month’s woman in the spotlight is Lisa Gilligan. She is the executive director of Saving Mothers. Lisa received an MPH from Columbia University in 2008 and currently serves as a consultant to the Prenatal Health & Wellness Initiative at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, as well as a curriculum consultant for the…
Read MoreNew School of Powher Class!
Meet our new School of POWHER class! These young women are excitedly preparing to begin our 16 week birth attendant training program in Guatemala! After graduation they will be equipped to conduct proper prenatal care visits and ensure safe deliveries for the women in their communities. Please consider sponsoring the education of one of these…
Read MoreWoman of the Week: Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, M.D.
This week’s woman of the week is Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler. She was the first African American woman to earn an M.D. in the United States. Crumpler was born in 1831 in Delaware. She attended the New England Female Medical School (now Boston University School of Medicine) and graduated with a degree in 1864. After practicing…
Read MoreThe Politics of Global Women's Health
The panelists; Carolyn Maloney, Elizabeth Cafferty, Doris Ling-Cohen, Latanya Mapp Frett, and Monica Simpson were an incredibly inspiring group of women! The talk was moderated by our very own Dr. Shirazian. These women are changing the world and it was an honor to be able to hear them speak. We spoke about women’s rights in…
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