This time of year makes me think of gifts and what women are giving to the next generation. This year, 2017, has been an extremely tumultuous time. To use a kitchen and baking metaphor our cultural batter is being is being whipped up, over-beaten, into a flat mess that may have a difficult time […]
Gun Violence – A Women's Issue
From Julia Ward Howe’s September 1870 “Appeal to womanhood throughout the world.“ These words were written as a women’s response to war. This Appeal is now often referred to as The Mother’s Day Proclamation. The gun violence of today tallies deaths comparable to those of war. “But women need no longer be made a party to proceedings […]
Women Who Curate and Publish – Part 2
In the first part of this multi-part article, I discussed how blogging may no longer be the best word to describe online writing. I “grokked” this emergent property of the communication system, a complex system, when I attended BAMC16 – The 2016 Bloggers at Midlife Conference, in Las Vegas Nevada – last month. Well, I […]
The Business of Women's Networks
As Director of the Women’s Legacy Project I scan, consume, and synthesize tremendous amounts of information. As creator and owner of the business components of The Women’s Legacy Project I draw upon business, branding and networking literature and discussion. Sometimes I run across something that speaks to multiple levels of interest. “Truth be told, we’re missing […]
"Doing" Gets Easier with Each "Done"
Sometimes you just have to go for it! Then before you know it, it is done! That is what I did this morning with a relatively new platform: blab.im. I live-streamed. If you watch this, I recommend starting this about 3 minutes in. It took me a while to get oriented. This was a test […]
The Autumn Woman
Autumn reminds me of change and passing time. My acquaintance with this season is a pleasant, calm sort of familiarity. As the saying goes, “This is not my first rodeo.” I am growing into a contentment in this time of life that matches this season perfectly. As a creative spirit trained in scientific method, I […]