Reaching out to help others is the life mission of Meggan Hill-McQueeney. When Meggan was very young, her father put her on a pony hoping to get her to wear and use her prosthetic arm. This early intervention enabled Meggan, who was born without a right arm, to become fully functional with her prosthesis. She […]
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Empowered Women Conquer Fear You are a smart, amazing woman. Believe it and do not let anyone else push you to become like someone else. Transformation is not a process of pleasing others. It’s a way to become the most authentic YOU! If you suspect the need to make big changes in your life, the
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The most empowering thought, according to inspiring author, teacher and speaker Aura Imbarus, is to “live like today is your last day.” In her critically acclaimed memoir, Out of the Transylvania Night: A Story of Tyranny, Freedom, Love and Identity, she expresses the desire to squeeze out each and every moment of life and use
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High powered reporter Cate Montana had done it all, from 16 years in network TV to magazine journalism, when she realized that she had been liberated to compete like a man in a man’s world. Her wake-up call happened in an interview with a shaman from a South American tribe. The shaman explained how men
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The recent Take the Lead Challenge was a momentous event. the national organization formally launched their mission of helping women build their self confidence and self-esteem so they will step into leadership roles. The WomenConnect4Good Foundation reached out with sponsorship and Dr. Nancy attended the event in the packed 3000-seat auditorium at Arizona State University.
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If your workday is plagued by mean women, read this new post about Working with Bitches on the Women Connect4Good.org site. We were so impressed with this information, we got permission from the author, Meredith Fuller, to reprint 1800 words from her wonderful new book. We chose to reprint the section about deciding whether you
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History of Women As Philanthropists Women in America have always been agents of change even when they had few officially recognized rights. In Colonial times, women tackled a host of issues like moral reform, care of widows, children and the mentally ill, conditions for women prisoners, aid for soldiers, temperance, abolition of slavery, suffrage, libraries,
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History of Women, Marriage and Property Before the early 1800s, married women in the United States (indeed in most of the world) had no property rights and held it only through the forbearance of fathers or brothers. Under British common law a woman required protection of her lord (and master). She literally became one with
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History of Women in the Workplace Women have always worked hard to support themselves and their families, even though they rarely got paid for it. In British common law, unmarried women, including widows, were called “femmes soles,” meaning women alone. They had the legal right to live where they pleased and to support themselves in
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For most of history, women’s rights were synonymous with their duties: they had the right to take care of their husbands and homes, teach their children and promote moral virtues. Single women retained more control over their lives but a married woman’s very identity dissolved into her husband’s.
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