Our meeting with Dr. Patricia Hynds today was an amazing experience! Even though it was disappointing to just see her through the screen, Dr. Hynds successfully replied to all of the questions we had prepared and gave us a compelling speech about her expertise in women empowerment. She talked about how she entered the female empowerment scene and the steps she took to come into the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice. It was so cool to be able to speak to a retired Professo

Today, we invited Anne Yeomans to speak to us for our second guest speaker session. It was so nice to see her again after last week with Reverend Sarah Pirtle. We started off our meeting by reciting poems written by Anne Yeomans from her poetry book, We Used To Call Her Mother. One of my favorite poems I had the chance to read aloud was Who Is She, which depicted an identity crisis that Anne Yeomans herself had experienced in the late-40’s when trying to discover what she wan

Today was such a successful turnout! Over 25 students showed up to our first meeting with Reverend Sarah Pirtle from the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice. In the first few minutes of the session, she had everyone sit in a circle, close their eyes, and think about a woman they respected the most. After five minutes of doing so, everyone got the chance to share who they were thinking about and what impact the person gave to them. Most students shared about their mothers, a

HerStory is finally open to the Deerfield community! Today, HerStory participated in the annual club fair, and we were so grateful to receive so much appreciation and attention. Out of 40+ clubs that were in the club fair, we were fortunate enough to receive the most sign-ups, resulting in 160+ interested students. Ms. Pitt, HerStory’s faculty advisor, is also extremely excited for upcoming projects with such a wonderful group of people. We can’t wait to see everyone in the C

After successfully getting in contact with Reverend Sarah Pirtle from the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice just 20 minutes away from Deerfield, Traprock was willing to start a project with HerStory called Roots of Peace. We went over what our project would look like and the outcomes we wish to see through our project by Zoom. Reverend Pirtle had generously prepared the questions she would ask the board before the meeting, which facilitated communication and process. Some