The world is full of inspiring women. Some are historical figures, some are actors, writers, or politicians. Others are closer to home – our mothers, sisters, and friends. Recently, I had the pleasure of chatting with a Gemma Bulos, founder of A Single Drop and author of the guest post we ran on earth day. […]
Happy Earth Day! Wherever we live, I think we can all agree that loving the Earth needs to be something we do more actively than passively, which is why we’ve asked Gemma Bulos, founder and executive director of A Single Drop, to tell us a bit about her organization. I think you’ll find it inspiring. […]
The Body Shop is one of my favourite shops. I love the products from the body butter to the lip gloss. Yes, I turn into quite the girly-girl every time I step into my local store. But, it’s not just the great quality and range of products that attracts me to The Body Shop. The […]
Dr. Maya Angelou is a truly remarkable woman. She is an accomplished poet, educator, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, and best-selling author - just to name a few of her achievements. Her remarkable wit, wisdom, and ability to inspire people is enviable. It is no wonder that she has been hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a true Renaissance woman.
Those unfamiliar with American history might not recognize the name “Jane Addams,” but there’s no doubt she was an inspiration to many women.
Born in Cedarville, IL, Jane was the eighth of nine children (though three of her older siblings died in infancy), in a loving and prosperous family. Her mother, Sarah Weber Addams, died […]
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the end of World War One. Although a time when women didn’t even have the right to vote, let alone were welcome in the military, 80,000 women served in the British forces as non-combatants. One Englishwoman however, was an exceptional case. Flora Sandes, originally a nurse, became a soldier […]
It was only in 1918 that women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote in Britain. It took another 10 years of fighting by the Suffragettes for women to finally gain the same voting rights as men in Britain in 1928. American women were given this right in 1920. It really […]
Esther Rantzen has been a broadcaster for more than forty years but it is her work for charity that I find inspiring.
She was first known in Britain for reporting on Braden’s Week and then for producing and hosting a programme called, That’s Life. This drew a viewing public of 18 million and whilst it had […]
As we come into the final weeks before a national election, I wanted to write about an inspiring woman who is not currently seen as controversial; however she was certainly thought as much in her own time. She was the first, and as yet, only woman to be named Chief Justice of the California […]
We’re halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, which runs from September 15th- October 15th. Rather than ranting about how bizarre that timing is, I’ll mention that the start date is on the eve of an important date in Mexican history: the 16th of September is Mexico’s Independence Day (if you thought that’s […]
The first woman awarded a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie. In 1903 it was the Nobel Prize for Physics, along with her husband Pierre Curie and Colleague Antoine Henri Becquerel, for their work in Radiation….and then later, awarded in 1911 for her works in Chemistry “in recognition of her services to the advancement of […]
Eglantyne Jebb was born in 1876 and was one of six children. Forty-three years later she and her sister Dorothy, co-founded the Save the Children charity. In between these times she went to study at Oxford, which was quite unusual for women in 1895. She not only enjoyed political science lectures from A.L. Smith, but […]
When I volunteered to write this week’s Inspiring Women, I’d just returned from San Francisco, and was eager to write about a famous female writer. “Who should I talk about?” I asked myself. “Madeleine L’Engle? Louisa May Alcott? One of the Bronte sisters?” Because those are the names I grew up with, those are the […]
“Sing my sister sing
Let your voice be heard
What won’t kill you will make you stronger
Sing my sister sing*”
For years, Annie Lennox has rocked the masses with her strong, sultry, soulful voice and unique style. From the days when she was one half of the hugely successful Eurythmics to her award-winning solo work, the Scottish songbird […]
Whenever I am looking at inspirational quotes, it seems that many of them come from Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, a woman named by Time Magazine as the most influential First Lady of the United States. Born in New York City on October 11, 1884, she was a shy child who was orphaned by the age […]
During the month of May, 2008, South Africa was ravaged by a spate of xenophobic attacks that spread through its land like wildfire. As streams of foreigners crossed the borders from neighbouring countries, they sought refuge in the townships and informal settlements. Sadly, many locals felt threatened by the influx of foreigners, accusing them of […]
Marsha Mason has been one of America's favorite actors since she first came to national attention when she starred in The Goodbye Girl.
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