Author Sue Macy Speaks About Forgotten Women in Sports History

For Women’s History Month and Health and Wellness Week, the Imperatore Library was fortunate to host author Sue Macy who spoke about women in sports history. 

Throughout history, people have formed ill-conceived notions about the ability of women to play sports. Some thought competition was bad for a woman’s state of mind. There were early basketball games where men were not allowed to watch women play because it was thought they should not see females perspire. Ms. Macy spoke with groups of health and wellness classes in grades 6-9 about stories like these and how things have changed over the years. She also spoke about a number of groundbreaking women that broke barriers like Jackie Mitchell who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and the members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who played during World War II.

If you want to read further about other important women in sports, check out the biographies of Ora Mae Washington, Althea Gibson, Toni Stone, Babe Didrikson, Peggy Fleming, and Billie Jean King.

Election Survey

With the upcoming election, we created a survey for the middle and upper school students and faculty to see what issues are most important to our community. Some of the issues in the survey included: immigration, national security, terrorism, economy, health care, race, trade, crime, guns, abortion, environment, and education. Stop by the library or the Hajjar Stem Video Wall to see the full results posted.

Miss Representation

After the upper school saw a screening of the documentary Miss Representation, the portrayal of women in the media has been a recent discussion topic around Dwight-Englewood.  In New York City, a campaign is beginning that will use advertising as a means to provide positive portrayals of girls and women.  Mayor Michael Bloomberg is teaming up with organizations Paley Center for Media and Spark Movement in this effort to counteract some of the negative messages young girls receive from the media.  Read more about it in The New York Times or stop by the library to delve into a book on this topic.

Important Issues - Voting Results

We surveyed students and faculty in the library before the election, asking them to vote on the one issue that is most important to them.  Economy was the big winner with 43 votes while education was not far behind with 31 votes.  Thank you to all who participated!

What Issues Are Important to You?

The debates have come and gone and we are in the final weeks of the election.  Are you still not sure which candidate you support?  Check out The Washington Post, which details a wide-ranging list of issues important to many people. 

What is most important to you?  Stop by the library to vote on what you think is the most critical issue that the candidates should be talking about.  The last day to cast your vote is November 1st and we will announce the results of the issues most essential to the school the following week.