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IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Kristen Corey
31st Annual Write Women Back Into History
Contest Announced
2015 theme focuses on “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives”
DES MOINES – The
Iowa Commission on the Status of Women is seeking entries for the 2015 Write
Women Back into History Essay Contest from students in grades 6–9. The theme of
this year’s contest is “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives.”
In partnership
with the Iowa Department of Education and the State Historical Society of Iowa,
the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women within the Iowa Department of Human
Rights, invites students to participate in order to gain a deeper and more
relevant appreciation of women’s roles in history. The contest helps highlight
stories of women's achievements that are integral to the fabric of our history.
The Write
Women Back into History Essay Contest is held as part of Iowa’s observance of
Women’s History Month. March is often designated as Women’s History Month by
the governor, the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives, the President of
the United States and the U.S. Congress, and will be celebrated in hundreds of
communities and thousands of classrooms nationwide.
Winning
essayists will be awarded prizes, announced on the floors of the Iowa House of
Representatives and Senate. They will also be recognized at a special ceremony
at the State Historical Building during Women’s History Month, and each
finalist will receive a certificate signed by the governor. All winners’ names
will be released to the press, and a special effort will be made to inform
media outlets in the students’ communities of their honors.
Contest guidelines
and entry forms are available online by clicking here or by contacting Kristen
Corey at 515/281-4470, 800/558-4427 or women@iowa.gov.
The deadline
for entry is January 23rd, 2015. Anyone with questions may contact Kristen
Corey in the Office on the Status of Women at 515/281-4470, 800/558-4427 or women@iowa.gov.
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