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The Myths & Facts About Feminism

MYTHS	FACTS
"Feminists hate men"	The truth is that feminism provides women with empowerment, a love for their own gender, and a love for other women. This kind of empowerment does not involve hate for men, simply a love for women.
"Feminists are all lesbians"	The truth is that feminists are a diverse group of people, including people of all sexual orientations. All feminists are not lesbians and all lesbians are not feminists.
"Feminists are 'butch'"	The truth is that some feminists do not wear make-up, and prefer to dress comfortably. Feminists come in all forms, however, and do not fit into any stereotypes. (Physical appearance is not part of major feminist ideology).
"Feminists want to be men"	Feminists do not generally have any desire to be men. The whole idea is to value who women are and value the qualities that have been labeled "female", qualities that society as a whole has viewed negatively.
"All feminists are women"	There are many men who are feminists, and actively so.

MISS WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY 2002’s BREAST CANCER AWARENESS SITE

My name is Jessica Ritter. I am Miss WCU 2002 and my platform is breast cancer awareness. I encourage you to visit the sites below for information and facts on breast cancer. Also listed are breast cancer foundations and organizations.

The proceeds from the Miss West Chester University 2002 Pageant were donated to my platform of Breast Cancer Awareness. These funds were used to purchase educational materials for the West Chester University Health Center. Please stop by the Health Center to watch the new Breast Self Examination Video and try to locate the “cancer” in three teaching breast models.

Please visit the Miss West Chester University Pageant Web site for a schedule of upcoming events related to my platform.

» Miss West Chester University Pageant
» West Chester University Women's Center
» West Chester University Health Center

Sororities at West Chester University that have Breast Cancer charities as their Philanthropies:

» Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
» Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

Foundation and Organization Web sites that have general information and facts about breast cancer:

The American Cancer Society Web site
This site provides cancers quizzes, myths and facts and how to perform a breast self-exam.

The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations Web Site.
This site provides resources and will send an e-mail reminder for you to do your breast self-exam each month.

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation web site.
This foundation is dedicated to education and research on breast cancer causes, treatment and the search for a cure.

The Komen Race for the Cure
The Komen Race for the Cure® Series is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world.

The Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization Web site.
This site provides information and peer support in both English and Spanish.

The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. Web site.

The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Web site.

The Breast Cancer Answers Project Web site.
This site provides answers to questions, links and has personal stories.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This site is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of early breast cancer detection.

Cancer news on the web:

The breast cancer section of the news of the net.