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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2002
PR-095-02
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MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG HONORS CHILDREN IN RECOGNITION OF WOMEN SUSTAINING THE AMERICAN SPIRIT

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today presented awards to 100 students from schools throughout the five boroughs of New York City at the Julia Richman Education Complex, which includes the Ella Baker School. The students were awarded for their creativity and talent and presented medals for their participation in a contest showcasing essays, poetry, posters, and art reflecting the diversity of women who have inspired and shaped the American spirit.

"I am pleased to recognize these children for their achievement and hard work," said Mayor Bloomberg. "I think it is wonderful that these children used their imagination and creativity to make these wonderful works of art to express appreciation for the important contributions made by others, past and present, in our society."

Children from kindergarten through twelfth grade participated in this contest by artistically portraying role models in such areas including the arts, civil rights, public service, science, medicine, business, law, sports and other fields of endeavor.

Julia Richman was the first female district superintendent of schools in the City of New York. Her innovations and curriculum brought an entire new dimension to public school education at the beginning of the twentieth century. Ella Baker was a social justice activist who advanced desegregation in New York City public schools.

This contest was sponsored by the New York City Commission on the Status of Women.

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