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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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My Mom Who Can Do Anything
I have not always been proud of my mom. She knows this, mainly because I would tell her constantly about all of the things she should be doing differently. It’s only fair then that I take the time to tell … Continue reading
Inspiring Women of World War I : Nurse and Poet Eva Dobell
Born Eveline Jessie Dobell in Gloucestershire, England, poet Eva Dobell was the daughter of wine merchant and local historian Clarence Mason Dobell and the niece of Victorian poet Sydney Dobell. She volunteered to join the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) as … Continue reading
I Do It Because I Promised My Daughter I Would Live
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I think it apropos to honor an inspiring woman, Maimah Karmo, who not only battled with the illness but has taken her challenges and built upon them to educate and support others. She … Continue reading
Robert Downey Jr.’s Heartfelt Tribute to His Late Mother, His Inspiration
Upon the recent passing of his inspiring mother, Robert Downey Jr. posted HERstory on Facebook – a story which is deserving of being shared. She actually passed away September 22nd, 2014 and I was very moved by this touching tribute. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, Mother, Wife, Women
Tagged Actor, Elise Ann Downey, Grandmother, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Mother, Robert Downey Jr., tribute
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Literacy and Perseverance Expanded Her World and Her Business
Beaming with confidence, 37-year-old Tina Tuonyon proudly sits by her large market stall in Greenville, the capital city of Sinoe, a rural county in southeast Liberia. Just two years ago, she sold tiny bags of charcoal from a roadside stall … Continue reading
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Tagged female entrepreneur, Gender Equality, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Liberia, Mother, UN Women, Woman, women's empowerment
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Remembering the Inspiring Women of World War I
In remembrance of the 100th anniversary of “The Great War” or “World War I” and the woman behind the soldiers on the front lines, I will be posting several stories over the next few months highlighting some of the incredible … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia in WW1, Britain in WW1, Canada, Canada in WW1, First World War, Grandmother, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Mother, nursing in wartime, Poland, Remembering the Great War, The Great War, wartime, Woman, Woman in wars, World War 1, WWI
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Career Day, Then and Now
When I was in elementary school I always loved career day. I loved when my mother, a writer, would come in because she was the only writer among the parents. She would bring pens and paper to hand out, and … Continue reading
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