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International Fund for University Women
Source: VGIF
Country: United States

A charitable and educational fund which supports projects worldwide. Focuses on women's educational activities, leadership training, community development and the advancement of understanding and cooperation among women.

Tribute to Maria Montessori
Source: The Free Radical
Author: Chris and Cindy Lewis
Country: United States

Maria Montessori "was dedicated to the most precious faculty on earth: the individual, thinking mind. Unlike today's collectivist classrooms, her system of education succeeds." This is a fine analysis of a woman Ayn Rand considered to be a real-world heroine. (12/99)

Woman's Education According to Rousseau and Wollstonecraft
Source: Georgetown Univ.
Author: Heather E. Wallace
Country: United States

"Mary Wollstonecraft applauded Rousseau's scheme for Emile [a scheme for education] but deplored the neglect of Emile's perfect wife, Sophie. Her disappointment in Rousseau was a main influence on Wollstonecraft's best-known work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman." Wallace explores the conflict between the views of Rousseau and Wollstonecraft.

Women's rights are human rights
Source: Sunshine for Women
Country: United States

"Since human rights are the rights of all human beings, male and female alike, human rights are women's rights." This article expands on the specifics of what this concept means.

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