PATHWAYS TO POLITICS
Women Making a Difference!

From the Garden State to D.C., forty-one girls explored the powerful roles of women in politics, leadership, and community activism—past and present.

ABOUT: THE PLACES
Girls who attended "Pathways to Politics" saw many places including New Brunswick, New Jersey; Douglass College; Washington, D.C.; Val-Kill in Hyde Park, New York; the Constitution Center in Philadelphia; the Jersey Shore; and many, many more.

ABOUT NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY
Learn about New Brunswick, the home base of this STUDIO 2B destination, at http://www.newbrunswick.com/. 

You can also visit the New Jersey Travel & Tourism website, which is the state's website dedicated to what New Jersey offers its tourists.

ABOUT DOUGLASS COLLEGE
Douglass College is where the girls of "Pathways to Politics" stayed (except for when they're in Washington, D.C.). Visit Douglass College's website at http://www.douglass.rutgers.edu/. (Douglass College is part of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.)

At Douglass College, the girls stayed in the New Gibbons Residence Hall. The building is three floors tall and has eight rooms on the first floor, fourteen on the second, and fourteen on the third. As for the features of the dorm, there is a courtyard in the center, a spacious lounge and laundry facilities in the basement, two bathrooms on each floor, a computer/video networked room, and sprinkler fire suppression. During "Pathways to Politics," the first floor had six girl rooms (with a total of twelve girls) and one adult room, the second floor had nine girl rooms (with a total of eighteen girls) and two adults rooms, and the third floor had six girl rooms (with a total of eleven girls) and one adult room.

The rooms of the New Gibbons Residence Hall are 13 by 16 feet, have floors that are tiled, and have windows with blinds. There are two extra-long free-standing beds, two dressers with six drawers, two desks, and two closets in each room. There is also a microfridge in each room.

There are many places close to New Gibbons. These include Cooper Dining Hall, Douglass Library, Music Library, Cook/Douglass Co-op Bookstore, Rutgers Arts Center Complex, Hickman Hall, Douglass College Center, Cook Campus Student Center, Cook/Douglass Recreation Center, Intramural fields, Neilson Dining Hall, and Loree Gym.

To read a history and see pictures of the New Gibbons, click here. To view a virtual tour to see what a typical room in New Gibbons looks like, visit http://housing.rutgers.edu/ie/gibbons.html. 

ABOUT WASHINGTON, D.C.
In Washington, D.C., girls visited White House (and saw President Bush as well as his dog, Barney). And also saw the Indian Treaty Room in the Old Executive Office Building. Participants also saw some of the monuments, met with U.S. Senators and women in politics, toured the Capitol building, and explored the Smithsonian.

The trip to Washington, D.C. will be for three days/two nights; therefore the participants stayed in a hotel while there.

Visit the Official Tourism Site of Washington, D.C. to learn about what the nation's capital has to offer those who come to see it.

ABOUT VAL-KILL IN HYDE PARK, NEW YORK
While at Val-Kill, girls attending this destination had a private tour of Val-Kill cottage, a private tour of the FDR site, and a self-guided tour of the museum. During this day, they also get to eat at a diner.

Don't know what Val-Kill is? It's the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site found in New York. Visit http://www.nps.gov/elro/index.htm to find out more.

ABOUT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
During this day trip, girls visited the National Constitution Center and saw a multimedia show called Freedom Rising, explored all the exhibits, and even got to sign the Constitution. After visiting the National Constitution Center, participants walked to Independence Mall for lunch and at 2:00, went on either a graveyard tour called Women in Early Philadelphia or  went to Philosophical Hall. Then, they saw the Liberty Bell and toured Independence Hall.

ABOUT THE JERSEY SHORE
This was the girls recreation day. They went to the beach and got to choose to go to a waterpark near the boardwalk or an amusement park that was on the pier.

Check for more updates on this page soon and also see the Schedule of Events section to see more about what went on each of this days.