Try Not to Get Cut

You can't break through a Glass Ceiling without getting a little cut up.

Any person who has been the first at anything - first woman to join the Citadel, the first African American to go to a Desegregated School in the south, the first Man on the Moon; has had to face many challenges and obstacles that probably seemed insurmountable at the time. They may have not even enjoy their victory because of all of the turmoil but THEY WERE THE FIRST. Someone always has to be and it clears the way, free of as much glass hopefully, for others to follow.

Some people may be better at breaking glass, they may learn to take precautions before breaking it or even safer ways to break through the glass; but even the most skilled person is going to get a few scratches.

So if you have gotten cut up a bit by being one of the firsts in a social changing situation; wear your scars with pride. 

Remember -- You Made History and We ALL are forever grateful to you for it.

Originally Posted 2/12

From Witches to Bitches

Throughout history, women that were free thinking or unconventional were labeled as Witches. They were often ostracized and in some eras, burned at the stake. The majority of these women had no formal ties to witchcraft. They were not typically performing satanic spells and sacrificing animals. They were unmarried women, midwives, healers, women with physical deformities...They were women who did not fit into the cultural norms.

Women are no longer burned at the stake as Witches - at least not in this Country!

Today Strong Willed women are labeled Bitches.

People are still threatened by a woman who does not follow conventional roles. Now rather than dragging them out of their homes and burning them at the stake; they are labeled a female dog. 

Don't label yourself or any woman in such a derogatory manner. 

 

First Blogged 2/28/12

Girls Can do Anything

I truly believe this! In this day and Age and in this Country, Girls have unlimited possibilities. There is not a field or profession that a young woman does not have access to, accept for maybe Navy Seals and SWAT Operators - and hopefully one day that WILL change. This has come about from hundreds of years of other Women Paving the Way. 

So if you feel offended at work, under appreciated at home, or generally frustrated by your womanhood; think about all of the women who have come before you and all the opposition they have faced. If they had not persevered we would not have - 



Radium invented by Marie Curie in 1898





White Out Invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1958




Windshield Wipers invented by Mary Anderson in 1903 
  



Kevlar invented in 1964 by Stephanie Kwolek

So next time you think you can't accomplish something

∞ Think Again Sister ∞

First blogged 2.13.12

There's More Story to Her story

March is Women's History Month

Throughout the month I will be spotlighting different Significant women in US History from all areas.


Check out what your city or local entities are doing to honor the History of Women this month. If your city or corporation is not doing anything to honor any local women, volunteer to organize something yourself ~ a display in the lobby or giving a local woman an award.


Find out the story of a significant woman in your business or community. Share what you find with your coworkers or neighbors. They most likely did not know the impact that individual has had on the organization or community as a whole. 

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You can't know where you are going until you first know where you have been.

Why Man?!?

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So I have been studying and contemplating and trying to figure out, really figure out - why men have always held the power in the majority of civilizations throughout history (avoiding the religious citations - because we won't even go there and it was occurring even before modern religions times).
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What magical roll of the dice chose men to be the Kings, the Monarchs, the Presidents. Why did giving birth and caring for the children make women second class? 

    You would think the mere miracle of being able to birth a child would hold some kind of reverence in itself. 

So my goal with this blog is to try and figure out through history and anthropology, why this came to be. I will let you all know as I go along, my findings.  

© Photographer Randy Harris

Who isn't afraid of a momma bear trying to protect her cubs? Women by nature have some amazing strengths within them - multitasking, attention to details, loyalty, protectiveness, and many more. Companies are starting to exploit women's innate assets rather than embellishing their liabilities. This is a brave and smart strategy which will only benefit those organizations as well as society as a whole.

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According to Businessweek, women hold 20% or less of leadership positions even though they make up 48% of the total workforce.
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I am excited to see the possibilities for women in the workforce. I think it will be one of the major social shifts of our time. By my life's conclusion, I predict we will see a much more equatable division of leadership and influential positions among women and men. 

 “Let the beauty we love be what we do.”  ― Rumi