Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Saturday, January 19, 2002 8:03 PM Justice for all... January 19, 2002 Dear Mr. Feingold: I have read the interim rule and have much to say about it. However, I will keep my comments brief as my desire is to have my message heard amidst all the others I know you have been receiving. I take issue with the thinking behind any decision to value a woman?s dollar value as lower than that of a man?s because of math that says she ?typically? works fewer years in a lifetime than he does. I also take issue with any math that will value a janitor?s life over that of a CEO. I am sure there is equal misery in the two families, but I would venture to guess that the CEO?s family has some funds to survive, while the janitor?s family might have just found themselves completely destitute. While it may be true ?on average? that women in the workforce may not stay there for as many years as men do, this fact is certainly not an accurate indicator of what a working woman in her lifetime has contributed to the U.S. economy or to her family. I am sure you realize that for the majority of women who ?stay at home?, this choice is based on another choice, namely, that of raising children. I think it is unfortunate that we are not prepared as a nation and a culture to place a high value on that choice, since women who do this are working very hard to build tomorrow?s leaders. I am also sure you are aware that the average number of years women spend in the workforce is increasing over time. This is due to the gains we have made against heavy odds. Even as I type this, women are being paid less than men for doing the same work. Our struggle is not yet over and your present regulations represent a setback to the advances we have made. The Taliban, the political group we hold responsible for the September 11 attacks, regards women as lesser individuals than men. They have carried this dangerous belief system to violent extremes which have shocked the international community. I regret to see our disbursement of funds mirroring that diseased mindset in any way. I would much, much, much prefer to see Americans send a very different message: we value all of our citizens equally, regardless of race, class, or gender. Thank you, Individual Comment Asheville, NC September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojN002088.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-19