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...
This Halloween, why not dress your daughter up as an inspirational woman from history instead of a Disney princess? I love the idea and was inspired to post about it precisely because of this article I read that was aptly titled See the 5 Kick-Ass Women This Mom Dressed Her Daughter As Instead of a Disney Princess...
"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...
