Page 5 - BUZZ Magazine - Issue No. 1 Spring 2021 | University of Rochester

VISIONARIES

March is Women’s History Month, a dedicated time to highlight women
who have made significant contributions to history and contemporary society.
These include women such as Loretta Ford ’00 (HNR), Olivia Hooker ’62 (PhD),
Amy Tait ’85S (MBA), Sylvia Kornberg ’38, ’40M (MS), and others who all
share Rochester connections. Learn more about their profound impact on our
community and around the world. rochester.edu/2020-celebration

“ We have a lot more

history to make. “

graduated from Rochester—gender pay
inequity, inadequate childcare and family
leave, and challenges to ballot access. One
of the significant issues facing women today
is still not having a real voice at the table or
enough voices at the table or any women of
color at the table. A few of us may be seated
at the table or on the bench or “be in the room
where it happens,” but are we heard?

I believe that as a collective of women, with
the support of our allies, we can move forward
and make Susan B. and others like her proud.
Danica Patrick, a celebrated race car driver, Visionary Women of Rochester | Illustrated by Michael Osadciw | rochester.edu/2020-celebration
once said after a win at Daytona, “we have a
lot more history to make.” That’s so true, and
the Women’s Network at Rochester will be
part of that history.

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