{"id":5217,"date":"2021-08-29T22:04:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/?p=5217"},"modified":"2021-08-29T22:11:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:11:02","slug":"putting-women-whove-made-a-difference-on-the-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/kenilworth-and-district\/2021\/08\/29\/putting-women-whove-made-a-difference-on-the-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting women who’ve made a difference on the map!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you had to choose, which women would you want represented on a trail map around Kenilworth?\u00a0 \u00a0And why?\u00a0 \u00a0Who would be in your hot one hundred?\u00a0 \u00a0Have they made a difference to your own life?\u00a0 \u00a0Are they someone you feel hasn’t had enough recognition for their efforts?<\/h1>\n

As part of our celebrations for Soroptimists International 100th year, club members nominated one hundred women.\u00a0 \u00a0President Julie and team then created a Women of Empowerment Trail around our town of Kenilworth.\u00a0 \u00a0Limiting the number to 100 proved quite a challenge once we got into the swing of it\u00a0 \u00a0And some of the nominations generated some fierce discussion.\u00a0 \u00a0Well what would you expect from a Club of strong minded women!\u00a0 \u00a0 Even through Lockdowns we’ve been a lively bunch and actively encourage discussion.<\/p>\n

So we hoped that as the general public went round, they too argued about some of the women, learnt more about some of the unsung ones, and reminded themselves of others.\u00a0 \u00a0Because all of the women have or are still making a difference to the lives of women and children, Nationally and Internationally.\u00a0 \u00a0 They may have been first in their field, stood firm in the face of significant adversity, helped invent something.\u00a0 \u00a0The list goes on when you display 100 women from all walks of life, creed and colour.<\/p>\n

However one comment from a six year old took us by surprise.\u00a0 \u00a0Looking at the representation of Malala she asked<\/p>\n

Mum, do girls get shot at for going to school in Kenilworth?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Obviously her Mum reassured her that thankfully they do not.<\/p>\n

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The event itself got off to a great start with Kenilworth Town Mayor Peter Jones coming to help us promote and sell the Trail maps.\u00a0 \u00a0And thanks to Marvellous Marion, we managed to get a piece in the local newspaper.\u00a0 \u00a0All donations for the maps will be going to the Parenting Project<\/a>.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Genius idea or what?<\/h2>\n

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Amanda, one of our members who joined Club during Covid lockdown, had a fabulous idea.\u00a0 \u00a0She emailed some of the living nominations and we were thrilled by the replies.\u00a0 \u00a0Who knew that Cressida Dick signs herself ‘Cress’?!\u00a0 \u00a0And make sure you read the one from Jess Phillips’s PA – speaker at National Conference perhaps?<\/p>\n

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Jacinda Ardern<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Thank you so much for your email to the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. She will appreciate knowing about the “Women of Empowerment” walking trail which your club has created around Kenilworth and very humbled to know that she is one of the women featured!
\nThanks again for writing and letting us know.
\nBest wishes
\nDinah<\/p>\n

Dinah Okeby
\nOffice of the Prime Minister<\/p>\n

Baroness Betty Boothroyd<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

I wish you well in your endeavours and thank you for thinking of me.<\/p>\n

Baroness Betty Boothroyd<\/p>\n

Helen Sharman<\/u><\/strong> \u00a0OBE<\/h4>\n

Thank you for your kind email which Helen has sent on to me. My name is Diana Boulter and I am Helen\u2019s manager.<\/p>\n

Helen has asked me to thank you for thinking of her, and for including her in your special walking trail around Kenilworth.<\/p>\n

Mary Beard<\/u><\/strong> \u00a0DBE<\/h4>\n

Thank you for your email which I passed on to Mary – she was delighted to be one of the women chosen!<\/p>\n

Best wishes
\nDebbie<\/p>\n

Debbie Whittaker
\nPA to Professor Mary Beard
\nNewnham College,\u00a0Cambridge<\/p>\n

Jess Phillips<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 MP<\/h4>\n

I hope you are well. Thanks for your email.<\/p>\n

Jess would be happy to support would you be able to provide the contact details for the head of the UK branch for the Soroptimist or Public Affairs so we can work more closely with the organisation.<\/p>\n

Best,\u00a0Olenka<\/p>\n

Jayne Senior <\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0MBE<\/h4>\n

(From a Facebook message exchange)<\/p>\n

Wow that is amazing! I am so honoured. How do I find out more and can I support in any way? I would like to do the walk, I will come and visit.<\/p>\n

Cressida Dick <\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0DBE<\/h4>\n

Many thanks for your email below and I am touched that you wrote to me and, indeed, honoured that you my name features on the trail. I will make sure to have a look when I am next in Kenilworth.<\/p>\n

The trail sounds like a lovely idea and I do hope it inspires young people.<\/p>\n

Good luck and best wishes to the Soroptimists.<\/p>\n

Yours,
\nCress<\/p>\n

And our hugely admired sister in Soroptimism \u2013<\/h2>\n

Vera Baird<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DBE\u00a0 QC<\/h4>\n

Thank you very much for writing. That is quite a thrill for me.<\/p>\n

When people can travel again, I should be up around your area hoping to encourage more caught up serving. It would be great to say hello then.<\/p>\n

Do thank those Soroptimists who put me on the list, very profusely.<\/p>\n

Best wishes<\/p>\n

Vera<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And to celebrate the success of the Trail<\/h2>\n

We mixed it with the ‘Chain Gang’!\u00a0 \u00a0 So in no particular order of fabulousness of regalia and although we believe in gender equality, ladies first, these were<\/p>\n