Daily Archives: February 1, 2008

Thoughts on Rejecting the DAR Award

Decades ago, as a high school student in a privileged, white USian community, I was proud to observe young women rejecting scholarship awards from the Daughters of the American Revolution. The awards then, I think, were reserved for those who were actual descendants of Revolutionary War veterans, and the organization itself was known as a [...]

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