“Juneteenth is freedom, but we are not free until all of us are free. There’s still work to be done,” says Opal Lee. I found this quote in the June 19, 2022 issue of The Dallas Morning News. Opal Lee is a retired teacher and counselor. She also was an activist in the movement to […]
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Purple people?
by resolutewoman on May 24, 2022 in advice, book, happiness, work
I am helping with a Girl Scout summer book club—and being around a bunch of eager, smiling girls makes me feel a bit happier. Recently, we read the book The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart. According to these authors, we all need to be more purple, and they define […]
Be prepared
by resolutewoman on July 22, 2021 in advice, children, resolute-women, work
Before she was the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi was the mother of five. She had five children in the span of six years and one week. In her book Madam Speaker—Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power, Susan Page reports that Pelosi drilled into her children an unofficial family motto—“Proper preparation prevents poor […]
Women belong
by resolutewoman on September 22, 2020 in courage, resolute-women, Uncategorized, work
“Women belong in all the places where decisions are being made,” Ruth Bader Ginsberg once said.
Kindness and more kindness
by resolutewoman on September 15, 2020 in kindness, Uncategorized, work
“There are three ways to ultimate success,” Mr. Rogers once said. “The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind.”
Keep working
by resolutewoman on September 10, 2020 in change, resolute-women, work
“When you put your hand to the plow, you can’t put it down until you get to the end of the row,” Alice Paul, the suffragist, once said.
Let our love be loud
by resolutewoman on February 11, 2020 in love, Uncategorized, work
“Let our prayers be silent,” says Chett Pritchett. “Let our work be visible. Let our love be loud.” My friend Kerry Smith, a Methodist minister, quoted Pritchett in her church’s weekly online newsletter. –Joy
Let’s work together
by resolutewoman on June 6, 2019 in courage, work
L Grandma Moses, the American folk artist, once said, “Life is what you make it. Always has been. Always will be.” I have always liked that quote. Today, we all need to work together—a little harder than we have been—to make the world a better place. –Joy
Proper work
by resolutewoman on February 5, 2019 in resolute-women, work
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work,” the poet Mary Oliver once wrote.
Equal pay? Prove it!
by resolutewoman on February 1, 2018 in sexism, work
Iceland has a new law that requires companies and government agencies to prove they are paying men and women equally. “Of course, it has always been illegal to unequally pay men and women,” Frida Ros Valdimarsdottir, the chairwoman of the Icelandic Women’s Right Association, told The New York Times. “But this is a legally binding […]
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