From the Gainesville Sun- November 24, 2015
Gov. Rick Scott and a legislative leader finally seem to recognize the dangers and costs tied to persistent flaws at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s crime labs.
See full article HERE
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Status of Women in Florida Data
Curious about the status of women in Florida? Check out the latest available statistics below. Florida-Fact-Sheet
Link to more data here.
Florida Poverty Statistics
Spotlight on Poverty
If you want to get a look at the numbers of different economic and poverty indicators, there is a good synopsis linked below.
Florida’s problem of untested rape kits
Florida! Put a Woman in Statuary Hall!
Florida! Put a Woman in Statuary Hall!
Florida’s current representatives in Statuary Hall: John Gorrie (1803–1855) and Edmund Kirby Smith (1824–1893).
EVE’s proposed candidate for a replacement statue: Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998), conservationist and writer who devoted her life to preserving the Florida Everglades.
Biographical links for Marjory Stoneman Douglas:
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Defender of the Everglades
Everglades Biographies: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 1890-1998
Marjory Stoneman Douglas in the National Women’s Hall of Fame
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, “Mother of the Everglades”
EVE State Coordinator for Florida: Open. Contact Dr. Lynette Long at president@equalvisibilityeverywhere.org if you are interested in volunteering.
Statuary Hall Project
Statuary Hall Project
The National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C. features 100 statues
of great Americans: 2 from each state. Only 9 of the statues are women.
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