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A statue of abolitionist and suffragist Sojourner Truth will stand in the U.S. Capitol alongside Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, the Washington Afro American newspaper reported Feb. 26. The bust will be the first such artwork to honor an African American woman in the rotunda. Born into slavery,
Sojourner Truth has been remembered by generations for her 1851 speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” in which she remarked: “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.”

The Girlie Show, an Oklahoma-owned and operated art show featuring all female artists and designers and now in its fourth year, recently announced its first-ever Girlie Show Scholarship.  $1000 will be awarded to one candidate this June, upon entry of application and interview of the finalists by The Girlie Show committee. 
To qualify, entrant must be a resident of Oklahoma, at least 18 years of age (but after that, there is no limit on age!), female, enrolled at an Oklahoma college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and be pursuing a degree in one of the following: media arts (photo, film, video), studio arts (sculpture, printmaking, painting, drawing), fashion design, fashion merchandising or commercial art. 
Applications may be downloaded from The Girlie Show website, at http://www.thegirlieshow.net/.  All entries must be submitted by April 30, 2007. Upon review of all applications, The Girlie Show committee will select five finalists, each of whom will be scheduled for an interview with the Committee.  After each finalist has been interviewed, the final winner will be selected and notified by May 31, 2007.  For more information about the scholarship or The Girlie Show in general, visit http://www.thegirlieshow.net/.

A U.S. professional women’s soccer league is in the works for an April 2008 launch, with plans to form teams in Los Angeles, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, and Washington, and is working to find a sixth city to host a team, the Associated Press reported Feb. 27.  Two other franchises are planned for 2009.
The league, organized by the Women’s Soccer Initiative, will replace the Women’s United Soccer Association, which folded in 2003 after low ticket sales.  Tonya Antonucci, the initiative’s CEO, said the new league was working to reduce costs and each team would operate on annual budgets between $1.5 million and $2.5 million. The season is expected to run from April into the fall and will include an all-star game.
“The cities they talked about are great soccer communities who I think will really embrace these teams,” said Mia Hamm, a co-founder of the Women’s United Soccer Association.
Hamm and Julie Foudy, who are both former members of the U.S. team that won gold medals at the 1996 and  2004 Summer Olympics, were also inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame Feb. 27.

That’s right!  Tret Fure is playing at Oklahoma City’s Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley, on Sunday, April 15, at 8 pm.  Many of you know Tret from way back and others heard her for the first time at Herland’s 20th Anniversary Celebration in 2003.  Either way, you’re sure to enjoy her.  Tickets are $20 and can be reserved by calling 405-524-0738 or can be purchased online at www.bluedoorokc.com.

When? Saturday, April 21st, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Where? Check in at the Lake Overholser pavilion at N.W. 14th and Overholser Drive.
Who? Anybody who enjoys walking, fishing, hiking, eating and playing around a clean lake area!
Why? What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to help clean up two of Oklahoma City’s best resources!
RSVP to Karen Miles at 702-8192 or e-mail her at Karen.Miles@deq.state.ok.us