COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Department of Education
February 14, 2014
TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Patricia I. Wright, Superintendent of Public Instruction
I am pleased to bring to your attention the recognition of February as African American History Month and March as Women's History Month. To celebrate both occasions, the Library of Virginia, partnering with Dominion and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, has mailed to Virginia social studies teachers and history and social science chairpersons in elementary, middle, and high schools the 2014 Strong Men and Women in Virginia History posters and the 2014 Virginia Women in History posters. Posters highlight the state and national contributions of African Americans and Virginia women, including a short biography of each individual honored. The posters are supported by online educational resources suitable for teachers in grades K-12. These can be found at: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/smw/2014/ and http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/vawomen/2014/.
This year's honorees are:
2014 Strong Men and Women in Virginia History
2014 Virginia Women in History
For more information about either the Strong Men and Women in Virginia History or the Virginia Women in History projects, please contact the Library of Virginia education team, by e-mail at email@example.com or by telephone at (804) 692-3001; or Betsy Barton, specialist for history and social science, Office of Humanities and Early Childhood, by e-mail at Betsy.Barton@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 225-3454.