Paying tribute to those who work for peace and justice

[NVMojo]

While we stood on the playing field in our one-piece blue-and-blue-striped polyester gym suits, new to the grown-up world of Churchill Junior High, our gym teachers, maybe 15 years older than we were, told us girls how lucky we were to be born at the right time.
They said we were the first girls who would go through all of junior high and high school years after the adoption of Title IX, a new law to keep sex discrimination out of federally funded educational programs. They said we would get a fairer shot at sports programs than any girls before us, including them.
"Be grateful," they said. "Women worked hard for this." I'm grateful to Molly Yard who fought, over and over again, for Title IX, which a number of people would still love to repeal. Molly died in her sleep at 93 in September. She worked for women's rights, civil rights and social justice. She helped lead the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment and was president of the National Organization for Women.
For Title IX and for my right to choose, thank you, Molly.

more tributes here...

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3381227

[bonito]

1. Kick!

Peace Molly.