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Imagining Ourselves

About Me


Imagining Ourselves was the groundbreaking global online exhibition of the International Museum of Women ( Visit www.imow.org ) that reached out to a new generation. The exhibition featured the personal stories of young women poised to take the reigns of global leadership like no other generation in history; a generation of women who believe that anything is possible.More than a million women between the ages of 20 and 40 participated in Imagining Ourselves and answered the question:

“What defines your generation?”

Through an online exhibition, a series of global gatherings, and a new book , Imagining Ourselves' online exhibition, which appears in Arabic, English, French and Spanish at imaginingourselves.imow.org, ran for 14 months and provided resources and opportunities for women to create change in their lives, in their communities, and in their world. The project attracted a global audience including everyone from women leaders, artists, and activists, to Olympic medalists and authors.The International Museum of Women continues to engage young women around the world in its ongoing series of online exhibitions, including Women, Power and Politics in 2008 and Women and Money in 2009, and in its online community. Visit

Visit www.imow.org to learn how you can get involved.


My Interests

I'd like to meet:

artists, musicians, filmmakers, writers, free thinkers and activists who would like to share their stories, offer solutions to the issues women are facing around the world!

My Blog

Imagining Ourselves Debuts a New Look

For over two years, Imagining Ourselves has become known for featuring beautiful, inspiring, and thought-provoking stories from a new generation of global women. As an award-winning exhibition of the...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:38:00 GMT

Imagining Ourselves Wins Anita Borg Award

The International Museum of Women (I.M.O.W.) and Paula Goldman was presented on October 18th with the Anita Borg Social Impact Award for the online exhibition Imagining Ourselves. The international pr...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:45:00 GMT

What Defines Your Generation of Women?

The Imagining Ourselves project is wrapping up with its last theme: A Generation Defined. We will look at how young women are defined by four attributes: Breaking Boundaries, (Too) Many Choices, Cross...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:39:00 GMT

Online Film Festival: A Film a Day

Online Film FestivalTune in for a film a day for the month of October. For 31 days, we present original and captivating animations, feature films, documentaries, shorts, music videos and...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:33:00 GMT

An excerpt from "A Rumination on Heels" by Nana K. Twumasi

High heels are uncomfortable. I know this because I've just started wearing them regularly. At 26, and, in the wake of my mother's passing, I am finally becoming the woman she always wanted me to b...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:37:00 GMT

An excerpt from Alternate Reality by Anki King

These charcoal drawings are my 'what-if' scenarios whereby I envision myself as who I am not: heavyset, black, little, crippled, old and bearded. I posed the question what if to myself. What if th...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:29:00 GMT

An Excerpt from "The Real Stories of Superheros" by Dulce Pinzon

Wonder Woman:MARIA LUISA ROMERO from the State of Puebla works in a Laundromat in Brooklyn New York. She Sends 150 dollars a week.The Real Story of Superheroes is a series of portraits of Mexic...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:09:00 GMT

An Excerpt from "A Bra Does Not Make the Woman" by Brenda Arlene Jimenez Rodriguez

I live in Tijuana, the most open-minded and liberal city in Mexico  or so they say. I work for the city college and have often overheard students talking about their sex lives, their relationships, t...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:58:00 GMT

Biology Isn't Destiny

Biology Isn't Destiny by Hannah HillI haven't given motherhood much thought. As a recent college graduate searching for a career path, my only thought had been to avoid pregnancy. During one of the ed...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:26:00 GMT

Mother's Day Photo Contest!!!

Share Images of Mom! Join the Mother's Day Photo ContestPosted by Paula Goldman on Thu, May 10, 2007, 12:07 pm PDT With Mother's Day just around the corner, why not take a moment to pay tribute to an...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:25:00 GMT