The Brookline Commission for Women (BCW) is currently running its 24th annual “A Woman Who Inspires Me” Essay Contest, in celebration of National Women’s History Month. All 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students who live in Brookline, or attend a public or private school in Brookline are eligible to submit an essay that honors a woman who inspires them.
The “Women Who Inspires Me” essay contest is an important part of chronicling the history of women in Brookline and encourages students to reflect on those who make an impact on their lives. Essay contest winners will be honored at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 23 at 6:30pm in Hunneman Hall, Brookline Main Library.
The ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Commission’s naming of the 2016 Brookline Woman of the Year. Please fill out this entry form and email it to chatchett@brooklinema.gov. Essay contest forms and information packets can also be downloaded from the BCW website at: www.brooklinema.gov/BCW.
Essays can also be returned to a Brookline Public School Main Office or delivered to the BCW c/o the Brookline Police Department, 350 Washington Street, Brookline 02445. To be eligible, essays must be received no later than February 26. Winning essays will be announced on the BCW website and through email on/around March 4. Please contact BCW Co-Chair, Casey Hatchett at 617-730-2734 or via email at chatchett@brooklinema.gov with any
questions.
