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 […]
Why Her Story?
There is a reason I use the word history, and not herstory, as might be predicted by my role as a feminist. I grew up in a time and in circumstances where I could not grow to be anything but a self-declared feminist. However, in many ways I am a traditionalist, though a quite progressive one. I love change, […]
When Christmas Hurts
A huge hurt builds inside me. My father died on Christmas Day 1986. It is a familiar, old hurt. This year it is freshly layered with new hurts and loss. Five months ago the my last living brother died. He was the eldest of my siblings. 13 months ago my brother who was closest to […]
Violence as Tantrum
More senseless violence: Paris, Colorado Springs, San Bernardino. I live in Tucson and know victims of “our” mass shooting. I respond to incidents of violence personally and viscerally. What’s a woman to do? Plenty. Women can collectively and actively change everything. The Women’s Legacy Project is not a political site. But women’s very essence is political in […]
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 […]