Women have played, and continue to play, a remarkable role in literature and journalism:
- Enheduanna, a Sumerian writer and high priestess living in circa 2000 BC authored the first attributed literary effort in history.
- Lady Murasake Shikibu, a Japanese noblewoman (born 970; died 1004), wrote the earliest novel on record. Her work is considered a masterpiece by many critics.
2008-07-14
Posted in Women Worldwide
By Susan Macaulay
Frances Hodgson Burnett, an English-American playwright and author was
an amazing woman – some might say the J.K. Rowling of the late 19th
century.
Born into an impoverished family in Manchester, England, in 1849, from
the age of 18 she would use her vivid imagination and writing skills to
pen popular children’s books, novels and plays to support her brothers
and sisters.
2008-07-08
Posted in Women Worldwide
By Susan Macaulay
The seeds of amazingwomenrock.com were sown one spring afternoon in 1993, when my husband Bob stepped off the shuttle bus that brought him home from work.
It was a typical May day in Abu Dhabi – sweltering. I was off to the gym, striding purposefully across the parking lot where the bus had stopped to disgorge its tired and sweaty load.
2008-06-15
Posted in Women Worldwide
By Susan Macaulay
Driven, dynamic, and yet totally down to earth, New-York-based fashion
designer Meghan Kinney loves what she does and does what she loves.
“I’m a great big believer in figuring out what you love and then doing
it,” she says. “No one’s saying you have to do one thing for the rest
of your life, but figure out what makes you happy and sort out how to
fulfill yourself doing it.”
And that's EXACTLY what Meghan has done.
2008-06-11
Posted in Women Worldwide
By Susan Macaulay
It’s strange to hear Nadia Wehbe talk about balance. Because when she
does something, she does it 100 per cent, all in, no holds barred.
When she decided four years ago to get involved with The Palestine
Children’s Relief Fund (PRCF), for example, she didn’t start with a few
hours a week raising money or giving support. Not Nadia. She went
directly to Palestine to see for herself what was needed “on the
ground.”
2008-06-11
Posted in Women Worldwide
