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Women's History Month
(March 2026)
Week 1: National Deaf Women Trailblazers
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Purple flyer for Women’s History Month titled “Women Wednesday” with the theme “Many Stories. One Deaf Community.” The flyer highlights four Deaf women trailblazers: Agatha Tiegel Hanson for language and education, Gertrude Galloway for advocacy, Shirley Allen for leadership, and Claudia Gordon for law and policy. The bottom includes the New Jersey Association of the Deaf (NJAD) logo.
Week 2: Honoring Andrea Panella
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Purple flyer for Women’s History Month titled “Honoring Andrea Panella – NJAD Founding Leader,” with a gold sparkle design under the title. The flyer explains that Andrea helped bring Deaf leaders together in 1967 to create a statewide Deaf organization in New Jersey. She was the youngest person at the first meeting and the only woman among the founding members. NJAD was officially established in 1968 in Asbury Park, and Andrea later documented the organization’s history. The flyer includes the NJAD logo and a black-and-white photo of Andrea Panella.
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