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20 Inspiring Women We Lost in 2016 : A Tribute
This year we lost many wonderful, inspiring women that need to be remembered and honored. Some of them died peacefully after living long, fulfilling lives however others suffered violent deaths and died much too young. InspiredByMyMom salutes these incredible women … Continue reading
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5 More “Aha” Moments from Industrious Women Inventors
How many people know that the circular saw was invented by Tabitha Babbitt in 1812, the life raft by Maria Beasley in 1880 and windshield wipers by Mary Anderson in 1903. Continue reading
30 Fascinating and Fun Facts for Women’s History Month
Marie Antoinette never said “Let them eat cake”. Continue reading
March is Women’s History Month – Women in MEDICINE
For Women’s History Month, InspiredByMyMom.com has chosen three women whose contributions may have been gravely overlooked. Let us celebrate these women in medicine and broadcast their achievements. Continue reading
20 Inspiring Women We Lost in 2015 : A Tribute
Recognizing the incredible achievements of women we lost in 2015. Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Boynton Robinson, Colleen McCullough, Eugenie Clark, Farkhunda Malikzada, Fatima Mernissi, Frances Oldham Kelsey, herstory, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, inspiring women, Joan Kagezi, Lady Marie-José Villiers, Lesley Gore, Mother, Vera B. Williams, women in herstory, women in history, women in STEM, women of 2015
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The “Aha” Moments of 6 Industrious Women Inventors
It should not be surprising to learn that these inventions were made by women because they were the ones who recognized what could make a day of housework easier and more efficient. They knew the cost of making a household run effectively and were always … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie, female entrepreneur, female inventors, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, inspiring women, inventors, Josephine Cochrane, Melitta Bentz, Monopoly, Nancy Johnson, Sarah Boone, Sybilla Masters, The Landlord's Game
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In Her Own Words : I was forced to become one of his 27 ‘wives’
Evelyn Amony was abducted by the Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) when she was only 12 years old. For nearly three decades, this rebel group has committed a range of atrocities including the abduction of … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Evelyn Amony, herstory, humanitarian, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, inspiring women, LRA, Mother, Uganda, UN Women, war crimes, Women's Advocacy Network
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Celebrating My Mom Today and Every Day
Today, dozens of countries around the world are celebrating this Mother’s Day according to their traditions. Florist shops have run out of roses, restaurants have been booked weeks in advance, handmade cards have kept children busy in school art classes … Continue reading
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Tagged herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, inspiring women, Mother, Mother's Day, Mother's Day 2015, Second World War, Woman
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March is Women’s History Month – Women in AVIATION
We have all heard of female aviators and their accomplishments: Harriet Quimby the first American woman to earn a pilot’s license; Amelia Earhart the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean; and Bessie Coleman the first African-American … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), Female aviators, female combat pilots, female pilots, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, inspiring women, Marie Marvingt, Night Witches, Second World War, Woman in wars, women in aviation, World War 1, WW 2
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