hands are not about politics / this is a poem about love / and fingers/ fingers interlock like a beautiful zipper of prayer

--Sarah Kay

Plenty of 14-year-old girls write poetry. But few hide under the bar of the famous Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan’s East Village absorbing the talents of New York’s most exciting poets.

Aung San Suu Kyi (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma.

In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament.

She had already been detained under house arrest before the elections.

Don't have a spoon? I can fix that!

Guest blog post by Betsy Talbot

“Be a white man. Take credit.”

So says Jack Donaghy from the TV series 30 Rock.

Unlike many women, Donaghy has no trouble taking credit when credit is due (and even sometimes when it's not!).

This may sound crazy, but when it comes to gaining recognition, women can learn a few things from the likes of Jack Donaghy.

Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Prizzi's Honor. 

Turner was born in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Patsy (née Magee) and Allen Richard Turner, a U.S. Foreign Service officer who grew up in China (where Turner's great-grandfather had been a Methodist Christian missionary).

Katharine Meyer Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was an American publisher.

She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. 

1) Free your heart from hatred -  forgive :)

2) Free your mind from worries - most never  happen!

3) Live simply and appreciate what you have 

4) Give more

5) Expect less

Guest blog post by Harper Kelly

For women of all ages, living alone comes with extra precautions that are necessary to ensure day-to-day safety.

Luckily, it's possible to implement personal safety into your daily routine without feeling like a prisoner in your own home.

This is an easy-to-scan alphabetical list of all the TED and TEDx Women talks I've posted on AWR to encourage more women to Speak Up, Speak Out, and Take the Stage.

It's alphabetical by first name because...well, because that's how it turned out!