Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h9GClIV11076; Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:47:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:47:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <B875CC4B-FFD6-11D7-BDE8-000393ABE4D2@litwomen.org> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "mev@litwomen.org" <mev@litwomen.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2744] Fwd: Jewish Women's Archive announces redesigned website X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 3151 Lines: 75 Begin forwarded message: > From: "David Weinstein" <dweinstein@jwa.org> > Date: Tue Oct 14, 2003 > Subject: ANN: Jewish Women's Archive announces redesigned website > > Anticipating increased interest in American Jewish history resulting > from the 350th anniversary of Jewish communal life in North America, > to be commemorated in 2004-2005, the Jewish Women's Archive has > redesigned its pioneering website, http://www.jwa.org. Now JWA's rich > content, online exhibits and other resources are easier to find and > easier to use for teachers, students, researchers and all interested > individuals. > > Highlights of the new JWA site include: > * A special section for the 350th with information about JWA programs > and resources, including a speakers bureau, reading series, film > series, and a signup for updates on JWA's 350th activities > (http://www.jwa.org/350th). > * Extensive multimedia exhibits featuring more than 50 women. > * Information on over 700 archival collections. > * Over 500 biographies and 800 digitized images. > * 40 lesson plans related to primary sources that are available on the > site. > * Scores of detailed essays optimized for the web that explore topics > such as Jewish women in the military, in sports, in the arts and more. > * Features designed to make it easier for visitors to contact JWA, > submit a research request, print pages, email pages to friends and > colleagues, and support the work of JWA. > > JWA was one of the first Jewish organizations on the web when it > launched its award-winning website in 1998. The site remains the > preeminent source of information about American Jewish women's history > in the virtual world, referenced as a trusted resource by prominent > educational institutions ranging from Iowa State University, to JESNA > (Jewish Education Service of North America), to Oxford, Yale and > Stanford's Alliance for Lifelong Learning, Princeton University, and > the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance program. > > The Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) is a national, nonprofit organization > with a mission to uncover, chronicle and transmit the rich legacy of > Jewish women. For more information, visit the Jewish Women's Archive's > website at http://www.jwa.org or call (617) 232-2258. > > David J. Weinstein > Coordinator of Communications > and Educational Projects > Jewish Women's Archive > http://www.jwa.org > > > Dra. Rosa Maria Pegueros, J.D., Ph.D. > Associate Professor > Department of History > & Women's Studies Program > 217C Washburn Hall > 80 Upper College Road, Suite 3 > University of Rhode Island > Kingston, RI 02881 > E:mail: pegueros@uri.edu > Phone:(401) 874-4092 > Fax :(401) 874-2595 > Web pages: > http://www.uri.edu/personal/rpe2836u/ > http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/pegueros.htm > ªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªª > None of those who are born in the light, > begotten in the light, will be yours. > --The Hero Twins to the Lords of the Underworld > in the Popol Vuh > ªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªª >
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