DOCSLIB.ORG

UC Berkeley Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
UC Berkeley Electronic Theses and Dissertations UC Berkeley UC Berkeley Electronic Theses and Dissertations Title Examining the Influence of the Urban Environment on Parent's Time, Energy, and Resources for Engagement in their Children's Learning Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2gp9j8dz Author Makarewicz, Carrie L. Publication Date 2013 Peer reviewed|Thesis/dissertation eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California Examining the Influence of the Urban Environment on Parent’s Time, Energy, and Resources for Engagement in their Children’s Learning By Carrie Makarewicz A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in City and Regional Planning in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Elizabeth Deakin, Chair Professor Karen Chapple Professor Susan Stone Fall 2013 Examining the influence of the urban environment on parent’s time, energy, and resources for engagement in their children’s learning © Copyright 2013 by Carrie Makarewicz All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT Examining the Influence of the Urban Environment on Parent’s Time, Energy, and Resources for Engagement in their Children’s Learning by Carrie Makarewicz Doctor of Philosophy in City and Regional Planning University of California, Berkeley Professor Elizabeth Deakin, Chair Decades of research have shown that parents play a critical role in their children’s education and learning, particularly if they engage with their children’s education at home, get involved in their children’s schools, and involve their children in community-based activities and programs that provide additional types of learning and socialization. However, research has also identified that barriers in the urban environment often prevent parents from being more fully engaged, including barriers related to transportation, housing, and neighborhood safety. These urban environmental barriers are rarely mentioned in the current school reform debates, nor are there detailed analyses of how actual environmental issues present barriers to parents. This dissertation fills this gap by examining how the urban environment affects parents’ time, energy, and resources for engagement in their children’s learning. Parent engagement is influenced by the parent’s personal characteristics, beliefs, and capabilities, which provide the motivation and skills for engagement. Given the decision to engage, time and resource constraints imposed by family demands, employment, or the external environment affect whether the parent can pursue opportunities for engagement. The school environment, culture, or programs for parents may determine whether a parent feels comfortable getting involved and has information on how to be involved. Community and social supports may also encourage engagement by helping parents to meet their basic needs, thereby increasing time and resources for engagement, or by providing education and training, or emotional and social ties that affect their motivation to be engaged. In order to account for each of the various influences on parent engagement, a mixed-methods case study approach was used to assess environmental contexts as well as personal influences. Parents in 70 families residing in low- and mixed-income neighborhoods of Oakland, CA completed a take-home survey and a two-day time use diary, and were interviewed in person. The data collected covered personal background, education, household expenditures, housing history and residential location choices, current and past employment, daily activities and transportation patterns, engagement activities with their children, satisfaction with the school, and future plans for themselves and their children. The semi-structured interviews allowed for in- depth explanations about how engagement fit with the rest of their responsibilities and what types of supports allowed them to engage, or prevented them from engaging more. 1 The study approach brought together research on parent engagement with research on activity spaces, accessibility, and time budgets, and added detailed neighborhood conditions data and travel data on trips, distances, and modes. Statistical analyses of the data were complemented with in-depth qualitative information from the parent interviews. From the statistical time-use analysis, the study confirmed that parent engagement is influenced by a mix of personal, external and school factors. At the personal level, there were significant and positive associations with at-home learning and at-school involvement by income, and at- home learning by employment. Parents with longer work hours reduced their time on sleep, personal care, and leisure to allow for parental engagement. Car ownership was negatively associated with time spent on care and organizing for children, but there was no association with at-home learning or school involvement. Parents whose children attended a neighborhood school spent more time on care and organizing for their children, and if the school was less than 1.3 miles from home, they spent more time on school involvement and care and organizing. The age of children also mattered, as expected, with parents of younger children spending more time on engagement activities at home, such as reading with their children. In contrast to other studies, there was no association by education level or race and ethnicity in terms of time spent on parent engagement, although there were differences by other daily time uses, mostly related to fewer work hours. The qualitative analysis helped to define the mechanisms behind these associations. In particular, low household incomes led to high housing mobility, and the associated time and costs cut into parents’ time for engagement, job searches, and personal development. School choice was also a major factor that interacted with income. Low income parents who chose schools distant from home to improve their children’s academic opportunities had trouble affording the time, costs, and logistics of traveling to school and other destinations, due to slow and unreliable transit and the high costs of gasoline. Traveling after dark was also a barrier for families who lived in high crime areas. In contrast, neighborhood community development and involvement in community organizations or with social service providers provided positive supports for parents of all income levels. Active participation in a community organization that provided a variety of training programs for low-income mothers helped to explain why parents with less than a high school education were actively engaged with their children’s learning. Improving student outcomes in the U.S. requires not only providing excellent in-school resources, but also removing the barriers and providing the additional supports that parents need to manage their multiple roles including their important role as educators of their children. Using a lens of parent engagement together with one of urban planning and policy has been shown to provide new insights into the roles planners can play in helping to improve education. If parents’ daily needs for travel, housing and social supports are not met, they cannot meet their children’s educational needs. Planners who design and seek to improve transit service, increase the supply of affordable housing in safe and accessible neighborhoods, and provide for community development thus can help improve parental involvement. 2 This dissertation is dedicated to the parents and caregivers who volunteered for this study, and to my own parents, siblings and friends. i TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................... ii List of figures and tables .............................................................................................................. v Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................... vii Chapter 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 Theoretical framework on parent engagement and time-space considerations that shape this dissertation .................................................................................................................................. 2 Research Design........................................................................................................................ 11 Research findings ...................................................................................................................... 16 Guide to dissertation chapters ................................................................................................... 17 Chapter 2. Literature on parent engagement, and urban environment effects on time budgets and accessibility ............................................................................................................ 19 2.1 Parent engagement .............................................................................................................. 19 2.2 The urban environment, activity spaces, and human behavior ........................................... 49 Chapter 3. Methods and Data ...................................................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • City of Oakland Dalziel Building
    CITY OF OAKLAND DALZIEL BUILDING . 250 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA . SUITE 4344 . OAKLAND . CALIFORNIA . 94612 Community & Economic Development Agency TEL: (510) 238-3466 Transportation Services Division FAX: (510) 238-6412 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Monthly Meeting Thursday, April 15, 2010, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 4, Second Floor AGENDA Item Topic Time Topic # Type * 5:30 1 Introductions, Appointment of Note Taker (5 minutes) Ad Approval of Meeting Minutes (consent item) (5 minutes) 5:35 2 A Vote on motion to adopt February and March minutes (2010). BPAC charter (15 minutes)—BPAC Chair, Jonathan Bair, will lead a discussion on next steps to achieve the committee’s goal of City 5:40 3 A Council-appointed status in light of the potential for changes to Oakland’s commission structure. Biannual bikeway projects status update Attachment (25 minutes)— Jason Patton will provide an update on the status of bikeway projects 5:55 4 A and request input on which projects should be scheduled for design review. 6:20 5 Announcements, suggestions for next meeting topics (5 minutes) A NOTE: The BPAC meeting will adjourn before 6:30, one hour earlier than usual, to allow those interested to attend a transportation-related workshop being held in City Hall Hearing Room 3 (downstairs) starting at 6:30pm. This Alameda County Congestion Management Agency workshop is to allow public input on a proposed ballot measure to increase the vehicle registration fee by $10 annually in Alameda County to fund road repair, public transit, and other measures to curb traffic congestion and pollution, and is the last of three public workshops being held in the county.
    [Show full text]
  • Bob Marley's Music As an Alternative Communicative Channel In
    Bob Marley’s Music as an Alternative Communicative Channel in Postcolonial Movements for Development and Social Change Cara-Marie Findlay Media, Globalization and Development Malmö University October 2020 Findlay 1.2 Essay Introduction 1 Bob Marley’s Music as an Alternative Communicative Channel in Postcolonial Movements for Development and Social Change The mediatization of the world is an important concept to understand in connection to development and social change. As Martin Scott states, “Media not only increase[s] our access to knowledge of events happening around the world, but also (seemingly) enable[s] us to influence them” (Scott, 2014, p. 1). There seems to be a tendency “to focus on the very latest technological supports” (Mattoni & Treré, 2014, p. 255) when considering the social movements of the present. This “technological-fascination bias” often neglects “the relevance that prior technological supports had and continue to have in social movements” (Mattoni & Treré, 2014, p. 255). There is no doubt that today’s technology affects “mediation processes”—the flow, circulation, and interpretation of media (Mattoni & Treré, 2014, p. 260), which in turn affects social movements. However, in the age of the Internet with its latest applications, it can be easy to neglect the roles of alternative media, such as music, in social movements. “Music [has] played an integral role in social movements and liberation movements” (Prestholdt, 2019, p. 77). This essay focuses on Bob Marley’s Music as an alternative communicative channel in postcolonial movements for development and social change. In the context of this essay, postcolonialism refers to both: condition—the state of being after ​ ​ colonialism and imperialism; and to anti-colonialism—against all forms of colonial power (McEwan 2018, pp.
    [Show full text]
  • Bob Marley Background Informations
    Bob Marley Background informations: Birth name: Robert Nesta Marley Also known as: Tuff Gong Born: February 6, 1945 Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica Died: May 11, 1981 Genre: Reggae, ska, rocksteady Occupation: Singer, songwriter, guitarist Instrument: Guitar, vocals Years active: 1962 – 1981 Label: Studio One, Beverley’s Upseeter/ Trojan Island/Tuff Gong Associated acts: The wailers Band, The Wailers HITS: . I shot the sheriff, . No woman, No cry, . Three little birds, . Exodus, . Could you be loved, . Jamming, . Redemption song . One love[one of his most famous love songs] Bob Marley once reflected: I don’t have prejudice against myself. My father was white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatewer. Me don’t dip on nobady’s side. Me don’t dip on the black man’s side or the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white. Musical career: Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston, Peter McIntosh, Junior Braitheaite, Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith – rocksteady group first named “The Teenagers”. Later “The Wailing Rudeboys”, then to “The Wailing Wailers”, and finally to “The Wailers”. Albums: * The Wailing Wailers 1966 * The Best of the Wailers 1970 * Soul Rebels 1970 * Soul Revolution 1971 * Soul Revolution Part II 1971 * African Herbsman 1973 * Catch a Fire 1973 [Wailers first album] * Burnin' 1973 * Rasta Revolution 1974 * Natty Dread 1974 * Rastaman Vibration 1976 * Exodus 1977 * Kaya 1978 * Survival 1979 * Uprising 1980 * Confrontation (izdano po Marleyjevi smrti) 1983 Bob Marley’s 13 childrens: . Imani Carole, born May 22, 1963, to Cheryl Murray; .
    [Show full text]
  • Bob Marley: 40 Anni Fa L'ultimo Concerto Della Star Del Reggae
    GIOVEDì 17 SETTEMBRE 2020 Proprio in questi giorni è disponibile in edicola la discografia di BOB MARLEY. In una sola collezione di 17 cd, gli album da studio originali e i migliori concerti live: tra questi, non può ovviamente mancare "Bob Bob Marley: 40 anni fa l'ultimo Marley & The Wailers-Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh", concerto della star del reggae edizione ufficiale dell'ultimo storico concerto live del "profeta" del reggae. Esattamente 40 anni fa, infatti, il 23 settembre 1980 - data simbolo per tutti i fan del reggae e non solo - Marley e la sua band, The Wailers, si esibivano con il loro "Uprising Tour" in Pennsylvania, allo Stanley Theater. CRISTIAN PEDRAZZINI Sarebbe stato il suo ultimo concerto, prima della prematura scomparsa (11 maggio 1981). Diventato un eroe per milioni di persone grazie a canzoni che parlano di sofferenza e salvezza, sebbene esausto e già provato dalla malattia, in quella serata memorabile Bob Marley propose una grandiosa e trionfale setlist: successi come Coming in from the Cold, Work, Could You Be [email protected] Loved, la leggendaria Redemption Song e Zion Train (tratti dall'album SPETTACOLINEWS.IT pubblicato quell'anno, "Uprising") ma anche classici del suo repertorio come Positive Vibration, No Woman, No Cry, Jamming, Exodus e Is This Love. Get Up Stand Up sarebbe stato ufficialmente l'ultimo brano proposto live. Anni dopo Roger Steffens, biografo ufficiale di Marley, dichiarò: «Bob salì su quel palco sapendo di essere condannato ma, ascoltando lo show, non ci sono segni di dolore, nessuna debolezza: è un'emozione straordinaria». In esclusiva per le edicole, la collana "Bob Marley" proseguirà fino a dicembre con successi intramontabili come "Legend", album reggae più venduto al mondo: sono già disponibili le prime uscite, "UPRISING"; "CATCH A FIRE" e "NATTY DREAD".
    [Show full text]
  • Bob Marley Poems
    Bob marley poems Continue Adult - Christian - Death - Family - Friendship - Haiku - Hope - Sense of Humor - Love - Nature - Pain - Sad - Spiritual - Teen - Wedding - Marley's Birthday redirects here. For other purposes, see Marley (disambiguation). Jamaican singer-songwriter The HonourableBob MarleyOMMarley performs in 1980BornRobert Nesta Marley (1945- 02-06)February 6, 1945Nine Mile, Mile St. Ann Parish, Colony jamaicaDied11 May 1981 (1981-05-11) (age 36)Miami, Florida, USA Cause of deathMamanoma (skin cancer)Other names Donald Marley Taff Gong Profession Singer Wife (s) Rita Anderson (m. After 1966) Partner (s) Cindy Breakspeare (1977-1978)Children 11 SharonSeddaDavid Siggy StephenRobertRohan Karen StephanieJulianKy-ManiDamian Parent (s) Norval Marley Sedella Booker Relatives Skip Marley (grandson) Nico Marley (grandson) Musical careerGenres Reggae rock Music Instruments Vocals Guitar Drums Years active1962-1981Labels Beverly Studio One JAD Wail'n Soul'm Upsetter Taff Gong Island Associated ActsBob Marley and WailersWebsitebobmarley.com Robert Nesta Marley, OM (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981) was Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by a fusion of elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contribution to music has increased the visibility of Jamaican music around the world and has made him a global figure in popular culture for more than a decade. During his career, Marley became known as the Rastafari icon, and he imbued his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and has been controversial in his outspoken support for marijuana legalization, while he has also advocated for pan-African.
    [Show full text]
  • Discussion on Upcoming 2013-2016 Strategic Plan
    City of Oakland Human Services Department Oakland Fund for Children and Youth Meeting of the Planning and Oversight Committee (POC) April 17th, 2019 6:00pm-9:00pm Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room #4 nd 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2 floor Oakland California AGENDA 1. Call to Order • Roll Call, Introductions & Announcements • Agenda Review and Adoption 2. Open Forum 3. Adoption of Prior Meeting Minutes from March 6, 2019 action 4. Reauthorization of the Oakland Children’s Fund and Funds Available for Grants informational (2019-2022) 5. Planning and Oversight Committee Recommendation on OFCY Grant Awards 2019- action 2022 6. Appeals Process informational 7. Administrative Matters • General Announcements • Upcoming Meetings/ Scheduling 8. Adjournment Public Comment: The POC welcomes you to its meetings and your interest is appreciated. • If you wish to speak before the POC, please fill out a speaker card and hand it to the staff of the POC. • If you wish to speak on a matter not on the agenda, please sign up for Open Forum and wait for your name to be called. • If you wish to speak on a matter on the agenda, please indicate the Agenda Number on the speaker card, and approach the Committee when called, giving your name and your comments. Please be brief and limit your comments to the specific subject under discussion. Only matters within the POC’s jurisdiction may be addressed. Time limitations shall be at the discretion of the Chair. In compliance with Oakland’s policy for people with chemical allergies, please refrain from wearing strongly scented products to meetings.
    [Show full text]
  • City Council of the City of Oakland
    CITY OF OAKLAND OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY Oakland City Hall One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Sixth Floor Oakland, California 94612 Barbara J. Parker, City Attorney Closed Session Agenda Thursday, June 4, 2020 11:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. VIA TELECONFERENCE (AUDIO ONLY) Special Closed Session of the Oakland City Council City of Oakland Closed Session Agendas Link: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityCouncil/s/councilmeetings/ClosedSessionAgendas/index.htm Page 1 of 4 Special Closed Session Meeting Agenda Thursday, June 4 , 2020 of the Oakland City Council PARTICIPATION OF CITY COUNCILMEMBERS Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20, (1) all members of the City Council as well as the City Administrator, City Attorney and City Clerk will join the meeting via phone/video conference line; and (2) no teleconference locations or any physical location are required. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The public may participate in the open session portion of the closed session meeting by video conference line in the two ways described below. Video will not be available. COMMENT: 1. To comment by Zoom video conference, Register before Closed Session BEGINS at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9ToPmV1wSgyflm_QwUo5gQ You will receive a confirmation on screen and by email with a link you must to click to connect before the meeting starts. After you click the link emailed to you, you will be prompted to use the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the eligible Agenda item. You will then be unmuted, during your turn, and allowed to make public comments.
    [Show full text]
  • Oversight Board ______
    REVISED OAKLAND OVERSIGHT BOARD ______________________________________________________________________________ Elsa Ortiz, AC Transit Board (special district appointee) (Alternate: Christian Peeples) TBA, OUSD (education appointee) (Alternate: David Kakishiba) Supervisor Keith Carson, Alameda County (County appointee) Mayor Jean Quan, City of Oakland (City appointee) Christia Mulvey, City of Oakland/IFPTE Local 21 (City labor appointee) Susan Rinne, Peralta Community College (Community college appointee) Frank Tucker, CEO, Tucker Technology, Inc. (County member of the public appointee) (Alternate: Derrick C. Bulls) ______________________________________________________________________________ OAKLAND CITY HALL Sgt. Mark Dunakin Room (Hearing Room #1) Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1st Floor Oakland, CA 94612 AGENDA MONDAY, September 29, 2014 • 5:00 p.m. Staff reports and other agenda-related material are posted on the Oversight Board’s website at http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityAdministration/d/NeighborhoodInvestment/a/ OversightBoard/index.htm. These documents may also be viewed at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, One Frank Ogawa Plaza, 1st and 2nd floors, Oakland, California, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISED Oakland Oversight Board - Monday, September 29, 2014 1. Call to Order/Roll Call 2. Approval of minutes for May 22, 2014 meeting – deferred to next meeting 3. Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Recognized Obligations Payments Schedule (ROPS)
    [Show full text]
  • Examining the Influence of the Urban Environment on Parent's Time, Energy, and Resources for Engagement in Their Children's
    Examining the Influence of the Urban Environment on Parent’s Time, Energy, and Resources for Engagement in their Children’s Learning By Carrie Makarewicz A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in City and Regional Planning in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Elizabeth Deakin, Chair Professor Karen Chapple Professor Susan Stone Fall 2013 Examining the influence of the urban environment on parent’s time, energy, and resources for engagement in their children’s learning © Copyright 2013 by Carrie Makarewicz All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT Examining the Influence of the Urban Environment on Parent’s Time, Energy, and Resources for Engagement in their Children’s Learning by Carrie Makarewicz Doctor of Philosophy in City and Regional Planning University of California, Berkeley Professor Elizabeth Deakin, Chair Decades of research have shown that parents play a critical role in their children’s education and learning, particularly if they engage with their children’s education at home, get involved in their children’s schools, and involve their children in community-based activities and programs that provide additional types of learning and socialization. However, research has also identified that barriers in the urban environment often prevent parents from being more fully engaged, including barriers related to transportation, housing, and neighborhood safety. These urban environmental barriers are rarely mentioned in the current school reform debates, nor are there detailed analyses of how actual environmental issues present barriers to parents. This dissertation fills this gap by examining how the urban environment affects parents’ time, energy, and resources for engagement in their children’s learning.
    [Show full text]
  • City of Oakland Design Guidelines for Bicycle Wayfinding Signage
    City of Oakland Design Guidelines for Bicycle Wayfinding Signage Confirmation Sign Turn Sign Decision Sign City of Oakland, Department of Transportation Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Program 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 4344, Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 238-3983 | [email protected] | www.oaklandbikes.info September 2017 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Standard Signs for Bicycle Wayfinding .............................................................................................. 3 Sign Assembly Types ............................................................................................................................ 3 Sign Placement Principles .................................................................................................................... 4 Sign Frequency ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Sign Layout Principles .......................................................................................................................... 5 Logos/Symbols Used on Decision & Confirmation Signs ............................................................ 7 Differences From the MUTCD Sign Layout Specifications .......................................................... 7 Sign Messaging Principles ...................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • C I T Y O F O a K L A
    C ITY OF OAKLAND B ureau of Planning 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3315, Oakland, California, 94612-2032 NOTICE OF PREPARATION (NOP) OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE OAKLAND WATERFRONT BALLPARK DISTRICT PROJECT The City of Oakland’s Bureau of Planning is preparing an Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) for the Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District Project (“Proposed Project”) at Howard Terminal. The City is requesting comments on the scope and content of the EIR. A description of the Proposed Project and its location, together with a summary of the probable environmental effects that will be addressed in the EIR are included herein. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines §15063(a), the City has not prepared an Initial Study. The EIR for the Proposed Project is being prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources Code §§21000 et. seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Guidelines) (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, §§15000 et. seq.). The EIR for the Proposed Project is also being prepared under the new California Assembly Bill 734 judicial streamlining legislation (California Environmental Quality Act: Oakland Sports and Mixed-Use Project) that added new provisions to CEQA as Public Resources Code § 21168.6.7 for the Proposed Project. The City of Oakland is the public agency that would consider approval of an amendment to the Oakland General Plan required for the Proposed Project, and as such, it is the Lead Agency for the Proposed Project. Pursuant to Guidelines §15082(a), upon deciding to prepare an EIR, the City as lead agency must issue a Notice of Preparation (NOP) to inform the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, trustee and responsible agencies, and the public of that decision.
    [Show full text]
  • Delilah Beasley Tea Have Been Possible: Celebrating Change Agents Anne Woodell Alameda County Historical Society in Community Leadership
    Friends and Sponsors POWER gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organ- izations without whose support and generosity this event would not The Second Annual Delilah Beasley Tea have been possible: Celebrating Change Agents Anne Woodell Alameda County Historical Society in Community Leadership American Association of University Women Oakland-Piedmont Marsha Anderson Karen Oyekanmi American Black Beauty Doll Artists Noah Harms Conway Jones League of Women Voters Oakland Sally Lewis Mills College National Women’s History Project Numi Teas Delilah Leontium Beasley Oakland Linen Service September 9, 1871 - August 18, 1934 Cassandra Bequary and Danielle Taylor OB Duo Pardee Home Museum Sunday, September 15, 2013 Donn Schroder 2 PM to 4 PM Michael Rose Semifreddi Artisan Breads and Pastries Pardee Home Museum Gardens Sharon Twomey 672 11th Street, Oakland, California Donations to POWER are tax deductible. Please write checks to “Alameda County Historical Society / POWER” and mail to “POWER c/o DHR,” 5435 College Ave., Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94618. Thank you for your support. 8 Members of the Oral History Project shared stories of local feminist pioneers and Daphne Muse, author and activist and past Director of the Mills College About Delilah Leontium Beasley Women’s Leadership Institute, spoke about electing a U.S. woman President in 2016. “American historian and Oakland Tribune newspaper columnist Deli- lah Leontium Beasley was a true Bay Area unsung hero. Born in 1871, Ms. March 31, 2012 Mills College Celebrating Historic Women of Oakland On Beasley's journalism career began by writing short pieces for a black Ohio this occasion, POWER introduced and welcomed Teresa Deloach-Reed, Oak- newspaper called the Cleveland Gazette.
    [Show full text]