women

Salvation Army of Omaha director to speak before United Nations

Katie Schubert — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:39:55 +0000

This week’s United Nations session of the Commission on the Status of Women will include a Salvation Army of Omaha representative.

"Becoming Your Best Self" is the theme of this year's Women's Health and Wellness Conference

Cheril Lee — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:05:05 +0000

The Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference takes place on Friday, October 5^th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in LaVista.

Womens History Month events focus on civil rights, politics, history

Katie Schubert — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000

A series of events this month in Omaha highlight the contributions women have made to Nebraska.

March is Womens History Month. The Omaha Public Library branches are hosting lectures on the role of women in politics, history, and civil liberties.

OPL executive director Gary Wasdin says one presentation, scheduled for March 22nd at the library’s Florence Branch, will focus on the role of women pioneers in the 1870s and 1880s.

Federal judge Laurie Smith Camp will speak at the downtown branch on March 25^th about women and civil liberties.