Click here to view original web page at www.moroccoworldnews.com The Women’s Leadership for Peace Conference in Rabat encourages discussion of women’s role in countering radicalism and promoting peace. Women’s Leadership for Peace Conference Rabat – The Women’s Leadership for Peace Conference opened in Rabat yesterday. The two-day conference brought together scholars, ambassadors, security experts, and […]
Pioneer women astronomers live again on stage in 4th Wall’s ‘Women Who Mapped the Stars’
Click here to view original web page at www.telegram.com Explore Recipes and Stories WORCESTER — “The Women Who Mapped the Stars” is a play about five women astronomers at the Harvard College Observatory beginning in the late 1800s who pioneered modern astrophysics and created the celestial roadmap we use today but were largely ignored by […]
Who To Read For Women’s History Month, Part One: Tillie Olsen
Click here to view original web page at forward.com Editor’s note: For Women’s History Month, the Forward is devoting a week to honoring the writing of under-recognized Jewish woman writers. First up: Tillie Olsen. Tillie Olsen can be difficult to read. The content of what she wrote isn’t the issue; her subjects could be grim, […]
The Last Blossom on My Branch
With my love of family stories, personal history, and personal material culture it is ironic that I see my Family Tree pruning itself into oblivion. My daughter is the last women of my maternal line. She is so much like me in many ways. I always said until I was in my early 30s that […]
10 Maya Angelou Books and Poems That Should Be on Your Reading List
Click here to view original web page at www.oprahmag.com During a 50-year career that culminated in three Grammys, one Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Pulitzer nomination, and 36 books, Maya Angelou never failed to use the power of her skilled words to candidly reflect on the sorrows and celebrations of the human experience. “The world […]
The True History of the Ultimate Wardrobe Essential—Your Bra
Click here to view original web page at www.vogue.com Few clothing items are as entwined with the evolution of fashion and the cultural status of women as the bra. From its functional past to its fashionable present, the bra has shifted from a piece that is meant to remain hidden to one that women now […]