Women's Progress - Helping Tween Girls Understand the Past

I have it so much better than my mother ever did. I had the privilege of choosing my profession, and never bothering to even consider whether any job I applied for was "appropriate" for women. My daughters, God willing, will have it even better than I.

But just to make sure they know all the hard work and sacrifice that's propelled massive change in women's rights, I won't fail to share this recent column penned by journalist Gail Collins.

If the young girls you know take their wide-open futures for granted, you might want to share her thoughts, too.