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    From Silicon Valley, a STEM program for girls

    • August 12, 2016
    You may have heard the statistics on women as STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – professionals, and they are discouraging. Consider these findings by the United States Census…
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      An Astronaut Who’s Down-to-Earth

      • June 6, 2016
      Executive Director Susan Danish reflects on her recent attendance of the World Cornerstone Conference in Tel Aviv. Read her latest Huffington Post piece here.
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        Planting the seeds of women’s leadership

        • November 4, 2014
        In an opinion piece for the Tennessean a few weeks ago, former Federal Communications Commissioner Debi Tate wrote about how important it is that leadership reflect what we look like…
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        Just how important are museums?

        • June 17, 2014
        Very! For over 35 years, May 18 has been celebrated worldwide as International Museum Day, to raise public awareness about the role of museums in the development of society. But…
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        So what about numerical literacy?

        • April 4, 2014
        Because reading and children’s literacy programs are the cornerstone of many Leagues’ community outreach initiatives, we try to give a shout out every March to National Reading Month. This year…
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