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What
is Vanguard Women's Foundation? Vanguard
Women's Foundation is
a charitable organization dedicated to assisting women to realize
their potential in their chosen field of endeavor.
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How
does Vanguard Women's Foundation assist these women? Vanguard
Women's Foundation organizes and sponsors Mentor
Workshops that foster new relationships
with other women who have overcome the barriers, and achieved
success in their professions. These workshops also give the
added hope to the young women by demystifying their journey
and helping them establish a network in their field.
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Who
are the women that you will help? The
organization will seek out women who have demonstrated potential
and have a need for professional contacts and/or mentoring
in their chosen area of pursuit. The professions that Vanguard
Women’s Foundation will address are the performing arts,
literature, visual arts, and law.
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How
can I become one of those women? Please Contact
Us by E-mail or letter, or have a representative
from your school contact us on your behalf.
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What
do you mean by self-actualization? "[Becoming]
more and more what one is and everything that one is capable
of [becoming]" Abraham Maslow, 1908-1970. Dr. Maslow's
theories went above and beyond Freudian theory and behaviorism
and pointed humanity to the ethereal without discounting our
human reality and frailties. For those interested in Dr. Maslow
and his life's work, see http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/maslow.html
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What
is a mentor? The
etymology is from Latin and Greek MentOr
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: a friend of Odysseus entrusted
with the education of Odysseus'
son Telemachus
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counselor or guide, tutor or coach.
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Women's Foundation defines mentor
as a
woman who has attained a certain
success in a specific field and
is able and willing to pass her
knowledge along to young women
entering that field.
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How
can I help Vanguard Women's Foundation? Since
we are a relatively new foundation, we are actively seeking
input from women on how to make or organization better. Please Contact
Us by E-mail or letter, or visit our Donations page
for information on contributing to the foundation.
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What
women have already been recognized by Vanguard
Women's Foundation? Recently
we recognized women's activist, Susan B. Anthony, for her courage
and conviction, and Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian, who guided
the Lewis & Clark expedition across what is now the western
United States and into history. As remarkable as were the accomplishments
of the expedition, she is the only member commemorated on United
States currency.
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