What's in a Name? Sexism. Chauvinism. Discrimination.

Talmadge Street, Los Angeles, CA (Norma Talmadge)

Rosa Parks Boulevard, Detroit, MI

Rosa Parks (cropped)
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Martha Jefferson Place, Herndon, VA

Martha Jefferson Drive, Charlottesville, VA

Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville, TN

Dolly Parton (cropped)
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So, Daniela, is there anything that our readers can do to contribute to your work, particularly if they know of other place names here in the US or in other countries, which honor women?

DD: Yes, readers can send a message to me here on OpEdNews with the names and the locations of these places they know, and we can correspond by email after that. We would also be very glad to have some photos if they can take them. I will translate contributions into Italian and publish them in our group on Facebook, my site and in Toponomastica Femminile site.

MAB: That's great, I hope some of our readers will have information for you! And thank you for visiting with us, and good luck with this project!

DD: Thank you for giving me the chance to talk about this topic which we hope will spread in order to give women their rightful place in history for their achievements!

Read more about the "Witch of Pungo," Grace Sherwood. in Vicki Leon's OpEdNews article, Early American Torture Porn: How to "Cure" a Witchy Woman.

Toponomastica Femminile member and teacher, Maria Grazia Anatra, has written the first children's book which deals with toponomastica femminile. "Una strada per Rita" is about a street named for Rita Levi-Montalcini, an Italian Nobel laureate, honored for her work in neurobiology. The book explains that entitling streets, squares and gardens to women is necessary to let children know history and to shape their culture. "Una strada per Rita" is illustrated by a woman, Viola Gesmundo, and the publisher, Donatella Caione, is also female. The 36-page book will be published in Italy in April.

'Una Strata per Rita' by Maria Grazia Anatra, publication date: April 2017
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