The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece, April 6–15, 1896. Women athletes could not participate for ninety-four years. Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland became the first female athlete to compete at the Olympic Games and the first female Olympic Champion to strike gold. About Hélène Hélène de Pourtalès (pronounced El-én day Por-tá-lay)… Continue reading The First Female Olympic Champion to Strike Gold
Category: Inspiration and Motivation
Inspiration is everywhere, if you look. This is a selection of people, places, events, art, and music that motivate and inspire me. I hope you’ll feel the same.
Build Your Motivation Toolbox
It’s Monday. You drag yourself out of bed and wish you didn’t have to go anywhere or do anything. And you beat yourself up for it You say, it’s only this part of my work that I hate. If I could afford to hire someone to do this part, I’d be golden. If it weren’t Monday,… Continue reading Build Your Motivation Toolbox
How Do You Recognize a Strong Woman?
For the past four years, this blog has featured brief biographies of women. Each woman featured shows strength, but it’s not necessarily physical strength. If it’s not physical strength, how do you recognize a strong woman? Daring greatly is being brave and afraid every minute of the day at the exact same time. Brene Brown… Continue reading How Do You Recognize a Strong Woman?
Wife, Mother, Patriot, and Revolutionary War Spy
She was a wife, mother, patriot, and Revolutionary War spy. The only female in George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring (aka Setauket Spy Ring), Anna Smith Strong, had an ingenious way to send messages under the noses of the British… her laundry. The British Take New York City The American Revolutionary War had been raging for… Continue reading Wife, Mother, Patriot, and Revolutionary War Spy
Women Whose Stripes are Red and White and Blue
On the Fourth of July patriotic quotes from white males are everywhere. Here are quotes from women whose stripes are red and white and blue.