Category: Women

Feb 16 2009

Archives, Europe, Libraries, Manuscripts, Women, World

The Perdita Project

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The Perdita Project is a collaboration between the AHRB Center for Byzantine Cultural History, Nottingham Trent University, and The University of Warwick which gathers over 400 manuscripts collections from round...

Dec 13 2008

Databases, Digital, Law, Open Access, Technology, USA, Women

Copyright and the Public Domain

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A couple days ago I heard an interview with James Boyle on NPR that reminded me of a lot of information related issues that I have previously discussed with other...

Nov 25 2008

USA, Women, World

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 2008

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In honor of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, I’m highlighting a couple stories about the subject from around the world. Earlier this year UN Secretary...

Feb 17 2008

Africa, Colombia, Environment, Europe, Flowers, Latin America, Women, World

Valentine’s other side

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A recent article in the BBC shows how recent violence in Kenya sparked from election disputes has affected the flower industry. Usually Valentines means that workers can expect to work...

Dec 10 2007

Europe, Libraries, USA, Women, World

December 10

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December 10 seems to be a date that gathers many great events. Today is International Human Rights Day. This year the UN is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Declaration...

Nov 25 2007

Women, World

International Day to Stop Violence Against Women

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In 1960 the Mirabal sisters were brutally murdered after a long struggle against Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. The sisters grew up comfortably on the island, but once Trujillo...

Oct 29 2007

Women, World

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

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Argentina made history yesterday by electing their first woman president! Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, wife of the current president Nestor Kirchner, and former senator for Buenos Aires won a solid...

Oct 26 2007

Libraries, Technology, USA, Women, World

“Información: Puente Hacia el Bien Social”

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I recently ran across a blog by a Puertorican library student titled “Información: Puente hacia el bien social“. Yesenia Hernández is a student at the University of Puerto Rico, Río...

Sep 05 2007

Europe, Women, World

First Woman Beefeater

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Over the weekend London finally broke a tradition that had been running for over 500 years, that of only employing men as Beefeaters at the Tower of London. Moira Cameron...

Aug 25 2007

Women, World

Microfinancing and Women

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For some years now more and more initiatives are being created to help out poor women develop industries and help communities pull themselves out of poverty. The main belief behind...