It’s spring in the United States and time for the ritual of spring cleaning. It’s almost a compulsion. And you know what? Done right, you can spring clean your way to increased creativity. Why Spring Cleaning? According to How Stuff Works, the ritual of spring cleaning probably originated in the Iranian New Year’s tradition of… Continue reading Spring Clean Your Way to Increased Creativity
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.
The Amazing Story of the First Lady of Physics
Five months after China became a republic, a girl named Chien-Shiung Wu was born. This is the amazing story of the First Lady of Physics.
The Amazing First Native American Woman Doctor
It was an age where women couldn’t vote, non-whites rarely went to school, and the American government said Native Americans weren’t citizens. The odds were against Susan LaFlesche Picotte. Some of her own people rejected her learning and caregiving. But she persisted. She earned a degree in medicine and worked tirelessly to improve her tribe’s… Continue reading The Amazing First Native American Woman Doctor
She Threw Off Her Veil and Changed the World
She threw off her veil and changed the world. Huda Shaarawi (pronunciation) grew up in a harem and became Egypt’s leading women’s rights activist. Also, a philanthropist and founder of the first Egyptian feminist organization, Huda’s defiance still influences the world today. Early Life Huda Shaarawi (Also Huda Sharawi, Hudā Shaʿrāwī, Hoda Charaaoui) was born… Continue reading She Threw Off Her Veil and Changed the World
Will You Help Forge a Gender Equal World?
It takes hard work to forge a gender equal world. International Women’s Day reminds us that gender has been used to justify abuse for centuries.