Recognized Extraordinary Women in Rhode Island

Photos: Mayra Martinez

The woman is an extraordinary human being, a lot of people say the woman is a fragile gender, but in fact is stronger than a man in many situations.  Every day, almost every woman has to fight for a space, dignity, respect and equal opportunity, even in societies, where have equality law.

In the present time, a lot of societies have their women as a reproduction machine, slaves and sexual object.  In development societies, the women are empowered, have a power of decisions in their own life, but every successful had being a continued fight.  In order to recognized their efforts since the beginning of past century there is a Woman’s Day.

During of Woman’s Day, women and men send congratulations to other, as is usually in the Mother’s Day, or San Valentine’s Day, but de principal objective is make conscience about the women freedom’s importance.

In The Rhode Island State at The United Estate, to 2000 there not were any important events to promote or celebrate that occasion, according the president of The Woman Development Institute, Sandra Lake.  So, She decided to create an event in order to recognized extraordinary women, whom work hard every single day.

The past March 8, She and a collaborating group celebrated the 14th celebration at Marriot Hotel of Extraordinary Woman Award, where eleven extraordinary women were recognized.  With this award the Woman Development Institute pretend cheer up to keep them making their extraordinary work in support of the community and to cheer up to other to fallowed their examples.

Sandra Lake said: God gave me the idea to organize an event that honors women’s sacrifice for justice and equality, while highlighting Rhode Island women’s work and successes.  My inspiration came from observing how women’s societal role has evolved and advanced through the years by demonstrating their intelligence, strength and ability to contribute to the development of our communities.

The women are from different social groups, educational levels and nationalities have been selected and recognized, many of them anonymously and representing thousand of women who fight each day and five the best of them to make our world a better place, said Sandra Lake

Recognized Women

Maria Rosa Takuma, Non Traditional Job; Diana Perez, Public Servant, Rosaura Fernandez, Community Involvement; Lisa Ranglin, Business Development; Ingrid G. Ardaya, Community Activist/ Politic; Kathleen Connell, Health; Nellie Gorbea, Politic; Nina Pande, Community Involvement; Maritza Martell, Cultural Enrichment; Sharon Santilli, Public Servant; Manuela Raposo, Health.