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Take Our Daughters to Work Day was created in New York City in the summer of 1992 by the Ms. Foundation for Women and its president, Marie C. Wilson, the Women's foundation treasurer, Daren Ball, and with support from foundation founder Gloria Steinem. [5]
The foundation established Take Our Daughters To Work Day. [20] The first was held in 1993 [ 6 ] and was created by former president Marie Wilson. [ 21 ] In 1996, it was reported that between seven and ten million girls aged 9 to 17 participated in the day. [ 22 ]
The first Take Our Daughters to Work Day took place in April 1993. Nearly 30 years later, the creators of the movement reflect on the history behind the day.
Gloria Marie Steinem (/ ˈ s t aɪ n əm / STY-nəm; born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [1] [4] [2] Steinem was a columnist for New York magazine and a co-founder of Ms. magazine ...
File - Alicia Agugliaro arrives at work with her 7-year-old daughter Eliana Agugliaro, on Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Princeton, N.J. The Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Foundation is the ...
Anna Jarvis founded Mother’s Day to honor her beloved mother, then spent the rest of her life fighting the holiday’s commercial and political exploitation. She died alone in an asylum.
The Learning Partnership founded Take Our Kids to Work Day in 1994. The concept of Take our Kids to Work Day was loosely related to Take Your Daughter to Work Day in the United States founded the year prior, which is now called Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Take Our Kids to Work is The Learning Partnership's flagship program. Unlike ...
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, and her paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, each sought custody of her and control over her trust fund.