On the Tonight Show's "Jaywalking" segment last night, in honor of Women's History Month, Jay Leno hit the streets asking young women questions about women's history. The women were in their late teens and early twenties; some had their mothers with them.
They did not know who Betty Ross was; they did not know a woman is currently running for president; they could not identify the pictures of either Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Laura Bush or Nancy Pelosi. And they didn't know what "ERA" stands for.
What is going on here????? Shame on the education system, shame on parents and mentors, and shame on us as AAUW members for not doing a better job of educating our young women!
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