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Category Archives: Women
When I Called My Stepmom “Mom”
I was two years old when my stepmother Gini burst into my life like a glamorous, marauding Valkyrie set on bending me to her will. She had platinum blond hair worn in an Aqua-Net bouffant, thick black eyeliner, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged family, friendship, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Mother, stepdaughter, stepmom, stepmother
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How My Daughter Has Inspired Me & Changed My Life
When my daughter Nichole was born, her diagnosis of Down syndrome hung over me like a heavy, wet blanket. It clung to me, robbing me from any feelings of love. My motherly instinct was nowhere to be found. I went … Continue reading
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Tagged daughter, Disability Matters, Down syndrome, Ellen Stumbo, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Mother, parenting, special needs
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The Montreal Massacre of 14 Women – 25 Years Later
The killing began just before 5 pm on December 6th, 1989 at the École Polytechnique – the engineering faculty of the Université de Montréal. Within less than half an hour 28 people had been shot or stabbed. All the dead were women and … Continue reading
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Tagged #december6, #montrealmassacre, 14 women, 1989, December 6, Ecole Polytechnique, Folie Technique, gun control, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Montreal massacre, Mother, Violence against women, white rose week, Woman
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What is Bravery? She is 22-year-old Tuğçe Albayrak
She was a university student whose dreams of becoming a high-school teacher came to a brutal end one weekend night last month. She stepped in to protect two teenage girls from harassment by three men at a fast food restaurant … Continue reading
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Tagged #16days, #orangeurhood, harassment, hero, heroine, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Tuğçe Albayrak, UN Women, Violence against women
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She Has Always Marched to the Beat of Her Own Drum
As a young girl I was once asked who my hero was. Without doubt I said, “my mom.” To this day, I would give the same answer. We don’t always see the accurate picture of ourselves through our own eyes. … Continue reading
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Tagged friend, hero, heroine, herstory, humanitarian, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Mother, Pinky's Pen, Sabrina Allard, Woman
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Playing Your Part to End Violence against Women
By UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and Academy Award-winner Nicole Kidman raises awareness to end violence against women. With UN Women, she has travelled to countries, highlighting the challenges and solutions on the ground to … Continue reading
How I Was Inspired By an Olympian
I have always been in awe of Olympic athletes. I deeply admire their dedication, determination and drive. While in Mexico in December, I met my first Olympian – Muffy Davis who has won seven Olympic medals. We met when our kids … Continue reading
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Tagged herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, inspiring woman, London 2012, Mentor, Mother, Muffy Davis, Olympian, Paralympian, Vanessa Judelman
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She Lost Both Parents, Survived Ebola and Is Now Helping Others Fight It
Salome Karwah thought her life was over when she tested positive for Ebola. But after recovering at the Elwa 3 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia, she began working as a mental health counselor … Continue reading
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Tagged caregiver, Doctors without borders, Ebola, fighter, herstory, humanitarian, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Liberia, Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, nurse, survivor
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Inspiring Women of WW I : The Hello Girls and Their 60 Year Fight for Veteran Status
While the US Air Force was in its infant stages in 1917 another unit was being formed by Brig. General John Pershing. This one was to be made up of woman pioneers who would become the US Army’s first female … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, female entrepreneur, female veterans, General Pershing, Grace Banker, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, inspiring women, Remembering the Great War, Remembrance Day, The Great War, The Hello Girls, US in WW1, Veteran's Day, veterans, wartime, women in wartime, World War 1, WW1
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