biography of the day--margaret abraham
Margaret Abraham
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Margaret Abraham has been involved in research and activism in the field of domestic violence in the South Asian immigrant community for nearly 20 years. She received the The Sydney S. Spivack Program in Applied Social Research and Social Policy Community Action Grant (co-recipient) for the project ‚ "Seen and Sheltered: Effective Responses to NIMBYISM‚" 2007-2008. She is on journal editorial boards and has served as an advisory board member and consultant on national projects related to issues on violence against women. She also served on the Board of Directors of Sakhi for South Asian Women and the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA) and Westbury Friends School in Long Island, New York. Margaret has been honored for her community action research by Sakhi for South Asian Women, Indus Women Leaders, the Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center, and the Office of the Executive, Nassau County, State of New York. Her work has been profiled and quoted in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, India Abroad, Malayalam Pathram, India Today, Indiathink.com, and Rip Rap: The Academic Book Program.
http://mije.org/features/womens-history-2012/margaret-abraham
Women's History Month 2012
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"If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them." - Sojourner Truth, Aint I a Woman?
The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education is proud to celebrate the achivements of 31 extraordinary women, one for each day of Women's History Month - March 2012. Each of these women have been changemakers in their societies through their contributions in the fields of letters, journalism, and activism.
This is by no means a definitive or exhaustive listing. It’s a starting point for learning, comment and discussion during Women's History Month - March, 2012. Be heard. Tell us what you think and what we can learn!
http://mije.org/features/womens-history-month-2012?gclid=CLOxx6HeyK4CFWJgTAodTDQXCA
