As 2011 comes to a close,I offer a short list of women who made 2011 an extraordinary for women’s accomplishments. Above is a photo of Karen Freeman-Wilson. In November Gary, Indiana voters chose Freeman-Wilson as their city’s first female mayor and the state’s first African-American female mayor. Karen is a Harvard-educated lawyer. She served as [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘children’
November 26, 2011
Unlike Santa This Woman Provides a Treasure Trove of Toys for Children Year Round
It’s a good thing Angela Addington is a database geek. It comes in handy as she matches a storehouse of toys, clothes and furniture with deserving children. Angela took on this challenge back in 2001 when she founded Hannah’s Treasure Chest, a charitable organization named after her daughter Hannah. Angela who lives in Ohio collected [...]
November 11, 2011
Midwifes for Haiti: Saving Lifes One Mother and Child at a Time
Erin Curtiss is a midwife in Seattle who operates her own home birthing business. She was intrigued when she learned about an American-based, nonprofit organization called Midwives for Haiti. Haiti has a desperate need for so many things. Midwives are one item on a very long list of needed services. Women in Haiti are fifty [...]
August 3, 2011
This Woman Has Comforted Millions
More than three million children have felt warm and fuzzy because of Karen Loucks Rinedollar. She is the founder of Project Linus, a nonprofit organization of volunteers who make security blankets for ailing children. Karen’s initial effort dating back to 1995 was to crochet blankets for children who received treatment for cancer at the local [...]
July 14, 2011
Still Dancing Through Life at 93
At 93 Therrell Camille Smith keeps everyone on their toes. She’s still teaching ballet in a school she established 60 plus years ago in her hometown of Washington D.C. The second of five daughters Ms Smith began taking dance lessons at the age of 8. Her teacher was the wife of a Howard University physician. [...]
July 11, 2011
Teen Pregnancy Prevention: What Can YOU Do About It?
True or False? Oral sex isn’t REAL sex. So if you do it you won’t contract HIV. True or False? A plastic sandwich bag works just as well as a condom. True or False? Douching with cola prevents pregnancy. The answer to all three is false. Dr. Gigi Durham, author of The Lolita Effect, reports, [...]
May 11, 2011
It Took 35 Years for This Woman to Rediscover Her Voice
Who hasn’t had a moment when they felt like yelling? What if you couldn’t? What if you weren’t able to say anything? Those among us who are able-bodied often take our abilities for granted. Jan Christian hasn’t taken the power of her voice for granted for a long time. She recently found hers after a [...]
April 12, 2011
Not Tickled Pink: It’s Barbie’s World and We Have to Play in It!
Barbie’s a middle-aged gal. She’s been a model citizen since 1959. Barbie may not be a spring chicken but she’s no lame duck. She’s got her own Web site. It features an “anthem” for her. Mattel’s motto for Ms. Fashionista? “It’s Barbie’s World We Just Play in It.” Her fictional biography describes Barbra Millicent Roberts [...]
April 5, 2011
She’s the Mother of Yarn Bombing
Magda Sayeg has taken graffiti to a new dimension – the 3rd dimension that is. The Austin, Texas mother of three is credited with the first public yarn bombings aka knit graffiti. Since Magda knit her first graffiti piece five years ago she has covered such public structures as a park bench in Central Park [...]
November 30, 2010
Road Scholar – From HomeSchooled in a Big Rig to Harvard
In my last post I discussed one of America’s dirty little secrets. Human trafficking, a form of human slavery, occurs daily across our country. Our nation’s highway system makes it easy to transport girls as young as 12 just about anywhere for sex. It’s the reason why a city like Toledo located along Interstate 75 [...]
