Incredulous, right? It was at that point that I realized how uninformed our next generation — especially of women — are on the hows and whys of the women’s movement. I am guestimating that most of the young girls and women who advocated and walked during this year’s Women’s March were clueless on how long the female sex has been striving for equality and the long history of why women are roaring now.
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4794″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Carol-Rosegg/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Couple that with a backdrop of slides showing photographs of prominent women and men over the century who have helped to frame the woman’s role such as civil rights activist Rosa Parks, heart throbs Bobby Darrin and David Cassidy, women’s advocate Gloria Steinhem, Actresses Marilyn Monroe and Jane Fonda, musician Janice Joplin — the list is endless.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4797″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Ignorance Is Not Bliss When It Comes To Women’s Equality” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7324″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a mother to a millennial, I speak the truth when I say, “every mom should be taking their daughter to see this show. And, wouldn’t it be fabulous if their sons would see it, too?” I repeat, “ignorance is not bliss” but an eye opener to the evolution of a women’s role in society and the women’s movement. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7266″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I leave you with a quote I heard from Together For Girls‘ Daniela Ligiero cited from an ancient Chinese proverb. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“When Sleeping Women Wake, Mountains Move.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Abbe is Socially Sparked ! Tweet @sosparkednews & @asparks01 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]‘This One’s For The Girls’, written by Dorothy Marcic is playing open-ended at St. Luke’s Theatre Off-Broadway in New York City. Visit their website for ticket information. http://thisonesforthegirlsthemusical.com [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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