Celebrating Women
We were delighted to welcome, past pupil ,Karen Minihan to our school to celebrate international women’s day with us. Karen is a writer, a playwright. a theatrical director, and singer who recently published a book called ‘Extraordinary Ordinary Women: Untold Stories from the Founding of the State.” She has also written a play called” Home Rules “which was recently turned into a film. Karen’s acting ability was evident from the beginning,not just in St Joseph’s National School ,but also here in Sacred Heart where she took the leading role in almost every school show .
There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish- Michelle Obama.
Celebrating Women, whether professionally or personally, is a sense of commitment, loyalty and respect for Women of all ages , colour and creed all over the world
International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th March every year around the world and it’s the Day dedicated to celebrating Women’s achievements in various Social, Political, and Cultural Fields,To celebrate the achievements of Women in various fields and the roles they play whether that of Artist, a Teacher, a Politician, Scientist or Sports person. Grandmother, Mother ,Wife, Aunt or Daughter. On this Day, it’s important to show the Women in your life how much you care about them and how much you love them.
In the words of Lauren Eady- The accomplishments of so many women were erased because of discrimination and were credited to men, sometimes because the women had to pretend to be men to be taken seriously and published their work under men's names. At other times they were blocked from recognition because as women they were told they did not belong in the world of men. They were also paid less than men.
It's the inconvenient truth that women have always been 50% of the population, but only occupy around 0.5% of recorded history .Often women aren't allowed to be characters in history, they have to be stereotypes. There are brilliantly feisty women from history who have made an impact, and whose stories need to be told. The erasure of women from history is two-fold: not only were women discouraged or punished for stepping outside the limited roles offered to them, but when they did achieve great things despite the odds, their accomplishments were often diminished, ignored or credited to men.
Today, March 15th,students gather in Sacred Heart to celebrate the presence of Women in society and to celebrate their achievements, but also to remember and celebrate the achievements of those forgotten women in Irish History.
