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12 Female Olympians Who Made History
In 1976, Nadia Comăneci made history and set a world record for the most 10 scores at a single edition of the Olympic Games. Continue reading
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Tagged athlete, Babe Zaharias, Clara Hughes, Dara Torres, Ellen Müller-Preis, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Fanny Durack Gately, female athletes, female olympians, Gertrude Ederle, herstory, history, humanitarian, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Lottie Dod, Mentor, Nadia Comăneci, Olympian, olympics, Wilma Rudolph, Woman, women athletes, women olympians
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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
Black History Month : 20 Inspiring Quotes from African American Women
These quotes by notable African American women provide inspiration.
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Tagged activist, African American women, artist, author, black history month, herstory, humanitarian, inspiration, inspirational quotes, Inspired by my mom, inspiring quotes, Mentor, poet, Woman
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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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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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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
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
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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