Henderson Oracle

Issue date: 3/5/07 Section: News

Media Credit: Elisha Allen Karen Cox

The month of March is National Women's History month, a time for all to honor the accomplishments of women and their contributions to our world and our nation. Henderson's Women's History Organization (WHO) has been on a mission to increase the knowledge of female accomplishments for the six years they have existed. This March is filled with many programs that will educate students on the significant achievements of women.

"A lot of people aren't aware of the accomplishments that women have made over the past several decades," Angela Paladino, freshmen sociology major, said. "It is important that we inform our generation and the community."

The Henderson branch of WHO hosted their second annual National Women's History Month, which included women from across Arkansas who are credited with an array of significant achievements. "The Women's History Organization is a student group that works very hard to put of some exciting programs," Angela Boswell said. Boswell is a history professor and co-advisor of WHO.

The events began Thursday, March 1 with the Arkansas Women's Fine Art Show opening and reception, held on the first floor of the Huie Library. The artists consisted of female artists from Arkadelphia, Hot Springs and Little Rock. The event celebrated artistic accomplishments through art displays and will remain in the library for two weeks for students, faculty, staff and members of the community to view.

"The goal of our events is to heighten awareness of the important roles women have played in history and of the important roles they continue to play in the making and understanding of history," Peggy Dunn Bailey, associate professor of English and co-sponsor of WHO, said.

Dr. Karen L. Cox, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, came to Henderson to speak in honor of the first day of Women's History Month. Cox is the author of the first full-length book about the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) called "Dixie's Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederated Culture." The UDC was founded after the Civil War by women who wanted to maintain the old south. They were not suffragists and claimed not to be political. Among their primary goals was to vindicate the actions of the south. Their main objectives were and continue to be memorial, preservation, benevolence, education and society.

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