It was Dolly Madison, whose husband was president from 1809-1817, who hurriedly left the White House when British soldiers marched into Washington during the War of 1812. However, even though she knew that she had to go quickly, she took the time to pack important government documents and the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington […]
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A great adventure
by resolutewoman on March 17, 2018 in confidence, courage
My niece Emma leaves on April 9th for two years in Africa with the Peace Corps. I can’t wait to hear about all of the interesting things she will do and everything she will see and learn. As A.A. Milne once said, “A great adventure is about to begin.” –Joy
They happened to things
by resolutewoman on March 15, 2018 in confidence, courage
Last week, I saw high-quality reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of Mona Lisa and models of Leonardo’s flying machine and self-propelled car at an exhibit in Albuquerque. “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them,” Leonardo da Vinci once said. “They […]
Girls today
by resolutewoman on October 19, 2017 in confidence, girls
Girls in this country are ethnically and racially diverse with half—51 percent—white, 25 percent Hispanic, 14 percent Black, 5 percent Asian, 4 percent multiracial and 1 percent American Indian. Four out of 10 of all the girls, ages 5 to 17, in this country live in families with low-incomes. Girl Scouts is trying to include […]
Keep traveling
by resolutewoman on August 3, 2017 in confidence, courage
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page,” advises a notecard from Fly Paper Products. I found that notecard recently while on a trip to Maine. –Joy
Take the first step
by resolutewoman on July 27, 2017 in confidence, wisdom
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the full staircase,” Martin Luther King Junior once said.
The sun shines in us
by resolutewoman on January 28, 2017 in confidence, courage, optimism
It’s easy to dwell on the negatives things that are happening when you read the newspaper every morning, listen to the news on NPR during the day and commiserate with family and friends at dinner. But, always, there are good things happening—even in the worst of times. I am trying to dwell on those things, […]
Speak up for things that matter
by resolutewoman on January 24, 2017 in confidence, courage, hope
I walked Saturday with my friend Susie and 40,000 other people in the Women’s March in Austin. We were standing up, speaking up for issues that matter to us. “Our lives begin to end when we’re silent about things that matter,” Martin Luther King once said. –Joy
People who are strong
by resolutewoman on January 17, 2017 in confidence, resolute-women
“People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together,” Michelle Obama once said. –Joy
The asparagus test
by resolutewoman on January 10, 2017 in confidence, resolute-women
Kelly Dittmar, a professor at the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics, had a friend who needed someone to fill a spot on “some sort of asparagus advisory board.” When the friend asked a few men and a few women to join the board, the women said, “I don’t know that much about asparagus.” […]
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