inspirational women in history

Women to Watch: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Women to Watch: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

American activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was certainly a warrior and a sage as well as a mother and lover. Married with seven children, she spoke in 1848 at the first convention on women's rights organized by women, The Seneca Falls Convention, named for where it was held in Seneca Falls, New York. There, she presented a document for which she was a principal author: The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions...

Inspirational Women: Coco Chanel

Inspirational Women: Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle "Coco" Bonheur Chanel, is the founder of the well-known Chanel brand. She was a French fashion designer that "liberated" women from the constraints of the corset and popularized sporty, casual and chic post-WWI-era fashion for women...

Inspirational Women: Eleanor Roosevelt

Inspirational Women: Eleanor Roosevelt

"A woman is like a tea bag. You can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." --Eleanor Roosevelt

Continuing our series on inspirational women, this week we'd like to celebrate former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who is actually the longest-serving First Lady, since her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was president for four consecutive terms, from 1933 to 1945...

Inspirational Women: Abigail Adams

Inspirational Women: Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams (the second president of the United States) and the mother of John Quincy Adams (the sixth president of the United States). But, she was more than just a wife and mother...