Articles tagged with: community

01
May
2013

Mary Harris Jones (Labor & Community Organizer)

Categories // Profiles & Bios

mary-harris-jones.jpgMary Harris "Mother" Jones (August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930), born in Cork, Ireland, was a prominent American labor and community organizer.

She helped co-ordinate major strikes and co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World.

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08
Apr
2013

Margaret Thatcher (First Female British PM)

Categories // Profiles & Bios

margaret-thatcher.jpgMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (October  13, 1925 - April 8, 2013) served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

She is the only woman to have held either post.

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03
Apr
2013

9 Cool Things Girlfriends Do

Categories // Points to Ponder

girlfriends.gifThere's nothing like having a circle of women in your life. Like flowers and bandaids, they are indespensible....

Girlfriends keep your children and your secrets. They give you advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it, sometimes you don't...

Girlfriends don't always tell you that you're right, but they're usually honest. And they still love you, even when they don't agree with your choices.

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02
Mar
2013

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (Historian/Author)

Categories // Profiles & Bios

laurel-thatcher-ulrich.jpgPullitzer Prize winner Laurel Ulrich is a historian of early America and the history of women, a university professor at Harvard University.

She is author of the quote: "Well-behaved women rarely make history."

Ulrich's innovative and widely influential approach to history has been described as a tribute to "the silent work of ordinary people."

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05
Feb
2013

TED Live? #TED Wow! @TED Yes!!

Categories // Amazing Susan's Blog

TED live_logoThere are good deals.  And there are great deals.

Truth be told, most deals (good AND great), have become so commonplace that they’re almost a dime a dozen.

Everywhere you turn there’s someone offering something awesome at some stupidly low price.... sometimes even for free! (This isn't free, but it's such awesome value it's almost as good as free!)

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15
Nov
2012

November 15, 1917, Night of Terror Women Fought For Our Rights

Categories // Profiles & Bios

feminist fistSusan notes: some sources say these events occured on November 14. The exact date is unimportant really. What is vital is to remember that the rights women have today were hard won by brave women in the past.

This is the story of American women who were ground-breakers in the women's movement. These brave women and others from around the globe made all the difference in the lives we live today.

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