Archive for October, 2022
Women and Adversity: Victoire Tomegah Dogbé
October 13, 2022Women and Adversity: 21st Century Women Victoire Tomegah Dogbé Prime Minister of Togo The more I read about women in power worldwide, I realize that many are appointed. After the appointment, ...
Women and Adversity: Sahle-Work Zewde
September 22, 2022Women and Adversity: 21st Century Women Sahle-Work Zewde President of Ethiopia I’ve never been to Ethiopia, a landlocked country in the eastern part of Africa, which became a democratic r ...
Women and Adversity: 21st Century Women: Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland
May 26, 2022Aside from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompting Finland, a country of 5.5 million, to apply for membership in NATO, which has gained headlines around the world, Sanna Marin also has gained ...
Women and Adversity: Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
May 12, 2022It’s fascinating to learn about the women who are the leader of their nation. Currently, there are more than two dozen worldwide, and Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, is ...
Women and Adversity: Wilhelmina Dowsett Founder, Woman’s Equal Suffrage Association of Hawaiʻi
December 10, 2020The daughter of a native Hawaiʻian mother of royal descent and a German immigrant father who was a coffee planter, Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett campaigned for the rights of th ...
Women and Adversity: Dolores Huerta, Modern Suffragist
November 12, 2020“Identify me as an organizer,” Dolores Huerta says, her strong, vibrant tone defying her ninety years. “Learn that I’ve dedicated my life to teach people to be responsible. Use ...
Women and Adversity: Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth
November 22, 2018Tammy Duckworth is one of today’s most remarkable American women. I posted a blog in 2014 about Senator Duckworth - whose first name is Ladda - when she was U.S. Representative of the 8th Dis ...
Women and Adversity: Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords
June 22, 2017What an honor and rarity to have a Navy ship named for you while you’re still living, which is the case with the USS Gabrielle Giffords. The ship was commissioned June 10, 2017 in Galveston, T ...
Mary Robinson: 1st Woman President of Ireland
March 23, 2017An advocate for women, as well as for the poor and underserved, Mary Robinson is said to be the most popular president Ireland ever had. She passed two controversial bills into law: Decrimi ...
Women and Adversity: Frances Perkins 1st Woman in the U.S. Cabinet Principal Architect of the New Deal
November 10, 2016Franklin Roosevelt chose Frances Perkins to be his Secretary of Labor, the 1st woman to hold a Cabinet position. She had proven how passionate she was about workers’ rights and safety in the ...