Reflections: Strong women 26 Articles

by Susan Watkins

Strength is living through difficult circumstances you never thought you would face and coming out on the other side of each situation with a better attitude and stronger determination to never cross that bridge again. Oka...read more

by Rhea Y.

Strong women. Defiant, stubborn, strong willed, and educated. These are just some words that could describe a strong woman. I see strong women every day. My co-worker is one I see five days out...read more

by Nicole Lockhart

I aspire to be a strong woman. I know a couple and I look up to them more than I look up to anyone else in this world. They make me think, and they make me want to better myself. These strong women in my life and the only ...read more

by Kari Berele

Feminism and Frankenstein I am not a feminist. I never have been. I never will be. But I am a woman who is coming to terms with her femininity. I have had to maneuver in a strange, strange world. Ministers, ps...read more

by E. V. SHAW

My mother, to me, was the strongest woman I ever knew. How wierd, that on this very date, twenty four years ago, she died and how, even today, I miss her. There is a void in your life when one or both of your parents are...read more

by Kristie Dunlap

Helen Reddy's number one hit in 1972 was titled "I am Woman". A song written by a woman about women. The lyrics proclaim "I am Strong, I am invincible I am woman" Yes, the song was a hit, but women do not need words ...read more

by Laurie Miles

I am one of the strong ones. I have always been the person to make the hard decisions, and do the right thing, regardless of how uncomfortable it may be. When I was in my twenties, I was told constantly by my parents t...read more

by Roxanne Tracy

One of my favorite sayings of all times goes a little something like this, "Well behaved women rarely make history". Really, in a nutshell that is my philosophy. I know from past experience just how correct that statement ...read more

by Deserada Thompson

It's hard for me to describe exactly what a "strong woman" is. I believe there are many factors that, when calculated together, can determine whether or not a woman should be considered strong. I strong woman knows that sh...read more

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by Mary Syreze Smith

It is a common misconception that a strong women is hard, unrelenting, and powerful. Every female superior I have ever had the joy of being under has been as such. Their "strong" personality allowed them many opportunities...read more

by Renee Morgan

There is an old saying that states something in the manner of "there is no greater strength then that of a woman". I guess this is right; the only thing that can come close is a test tube. As I reflect back, I have kno...read more

by Naomi Wolf

Mom. Most people think that mothers are strong, but I don't think there is a woman out there who is stronger than my mom. My mom was kicked out of her home when she was 14. Her step-dad had been raping her and she h...read more

by Katie Arant

Guys often under-estimate the power of a woman, and a strong woman would stand up for that point. With that said, I am twenty years old and I grew up with two older brothers. My mother was an alcoholic, my father was a ...read more

by Ms.Crystal Lax

Strong African American Women From My Own Eyes (Do You See What I See? Do You Hear What I Hear?) Hell No! I grew up around strong women. My grandma Emma was a very strong woman. A woman that endure racism, picking cott...read more

by Miranda Rhuda

I was talking with a group of friends the other day, when one of them posed the question "What do you consider to be a strong woman?" I thought for a moment, trying to find a good example to share, and then my friend came ...read more

by Anita Gillespie

Strong women have surrounded me my entire life. Like willow trees, there strength has been shown in their ability to bend against impossible winds without breaking. In truth, the strength they have is most evident in the...read more

by M. Nehama Rosenberg

Work being such a dissatisfying experience. I wanted something to make me feel fulfilled. Isn't that why I spent 4 years in college studying Criminal Justice and psychology, to do something meaningful in my life? Circumsta...read more

by Thomas Allen Bateham

Strong women are needed to help children to grow. It helps their daughters to learn to be women. Helping their sons to be real men. How to treat a lady and be good to them. My mother and my grandmother her mother who is no...read more

by Alicia Holman

For generations, women have been fighting for rights that have undoubtedly been denied them through hierarchical tactics. But what exactly makes a woman strong? Is it by nature and instinct that a woman knows when to follo...read more

by Elva Dennis

strong women! well i guess people put me in that category all the time, I hear it from my friends and my family, sometimes it is not what I want to hear. I used to get mad at that word strong because I always thought tha...read more