The Resolute Woman

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  • The understanding of women

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    Elizabeth Gilbert pays tribute to “women of science throughout history” at the end of her book The Signature of All Things. In the acknowledgements of her book about a woman botanist born in 1800, she quotes Christine de Pizan, who wrote about women scientists in The Book of the City of Ladies in 1405: “Rest…

  • “Be not afraid to work”

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    Alma Whittaker, whose mother prayed that she would grow up healthy, sensible and intelligent when she was born in 1800, was devastated when her marriage failed. “One must bear what cannot be escaped,” Hanneke, Alma’s nursemaid, advises in Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel The Signature of All Things. “ “You will not die of your grief—no more…

  • More wisdom from Maya Angelou

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    In her last Tweet, Maya Angelou wrote, “Listen to yourself, and, in the quietude, you might hear the voice of God.”

  • Wisdom from Maya Angelou

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    These are some of our favorite Maya Angelou quotes. Nothing will work unless you do. Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Love…

  • Are you afraid?

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    Joan of Arc once explained what she did when she was afraid. She just acted as if she wasn’t. She once said, “It’s that simple. Try it. Say to yourself, ‘Yes, I am afraid. But, it’s nobody else’s business.’ So, go on, go on. And you do go on.” I have had this quote for…

  • Malala and Gabrielle

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    Malala Yousafzai, who demanded that girls be allowed to get an education, was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan in 2012. Gabrielle Giffords, a retired member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was shot in a Safeway parking lot in Arizona in 2011. “Malala is a testament that women everywhere will…

  • Don’t hire me to type

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    Elizabeth Warren, United States senator, once was a law school student applying for an internship with a Wall Street law firm. During an interview, one of the firm’s partners leaned back in his chair, scowled at her resume and looked up at her with barely concealed contempt. “There’s a typographical error on your resume,” he…

  • Hard work at Oak Ridge

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    Thousands of civilians—many of them women from across the South—came to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during World War II to work on a secret project. They were offered good wages and promised that their labor could help end the war. Inspired by Rosie the Riveter, they “left farms for factories willingly, wrote letters hopefully, waited patiently…

  • The forever diet

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    Michelle Funez lost 90 pounds in 1-1/2 years reports the Ladies’ Home Journal in its March 2014 issue. Weight Watchers helped her, she says. “When I put together a healthy eating and exercise plan I asked myself, ‘Is this something I can do forever?’ I didn’t want a diet that eliminated foods. I wanted to…

  • A salute to Lady Bird

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    When you think about LBJ, most likely, you don’t think about Lady Bird Johnson and bluebonnets. Not unless it’s April and you live in Texas. In the Lone Star State, we say thank you to Lady Bird every year as we look forward to bluebonnet season and the Texas-size fields of wild flowers that line…