[originaltext] Four schools around the United States are taking part in a p

Four schools around the United States are taking part in a project that honors women pioneers in the arts, sports, media, and other fields. (33)The program is designed to inspire students to pursue their dreams despite difficult odds.  The "Empowering America" project has produced around one-minute audio records that are already airing on U.S. radio stations. The audio series is being introduced in schools, along with study materials,  to  stimulate classroom discussions.  The project is going to schools with large  minority populations, where some students face added difficulties. (34) Many of these kids are being raised by single parent. Some of them are women.  That’s why it’s so important, not just for the girls to seek  positive inspiration from these women, but also the boys, to see the difference that women have made in this world The project oil pioneering  women was created  by  an organization called  American Women in  Radio  and Television. Executive director Maria Brennan says (35) the terrorist attacks of September 2001 gave impetus to the project. The idea was born before September 11, interestingly enough that summer.  After the tragedy of September 11, Maria and her colleagues put it all on a fast track to try to get it out there. They felt that the country was at a time where heroes are needed Later they were able to get these records produced, put on CDs, pressed, distributed  The stories of pioneering women are reaching students at a critical time, in early adolescence.