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I am a full time mom to three wonderful little girls and am celebrating ten years of marriage to my husband, Jim. We tend to move around a lot and writing is my way of staying grounded.

This year I took on the role of Girl Scout Leader to my oldest daughter's

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Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Hillary Rodham Clinton: 1 of 6
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton, born October 26, 1947 in Chicago, IL. She had a happy childhood in Park Ridge, IL with her two younger brothers, Hugh and Tony. She was active in her church and in school, even earning awards as a Brownie and Girl Scout. She was a member of the student council and the National Honor Society, and ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Sarah Emma Edmundson: 1 of 5
Quite possibly a master of disguise, Sarah Emma Edmundson is among a list of about 400 women who succeeded in enlisting in the army during the Civil War. Born in Canada to a father who so much resented the fact that she had not been born a boy that he constantly abused her, Sarah embarked on a life that would know her more as... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights The life of women in Ancient Egypt: 2 of 8
Ancient Egypt - the birthplace of equal rights? Unlike any other culture of the time, Egyptian women and men were considered equals. Women were allowed to own land, borrow money, sign contracts and had any other legal right that the men had. Egyptians women married for love and emotional support, not as part of some transfer ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Catherine de Medici: 1 of 4
Catherine de Medici, Queen consort to France's Henry II, mother of three French Kings and mother-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots was a formidable woman and bloodthirsty defender of the crown. Born in Florence, Italy in 1519 to the Duke of Urbino and Countess of Boulogne, Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de' Medici entered this... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Susan B. Anthony: 4 of 14
Susan Brownell Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts, the second of eight children. The world she was born into gave little, if any rights to women and no rights at all to African Americans. Thanks to her forward thinking father, Susan was given an education like no other female child of her age, and in d... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights The role of women during the American Civil War: 4 of 11
The American Civil War of 1861-1865 goes by a variety of names, including 'the war between the states', 'the war of northern aggression' (even though the Confederates fired the first shot on April 12, 1861) and a 'man's fight'. It was the war that put brother against brother. The bulk of the stories that come out of this era ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Mary I of Scotland: 3 of 8
Mary, Queen of Scots lends her name to quite possibly the most famous monarch in Scottish history. Born in December 1542 to James V and Mary de Guise, from whom she takes her name, six day old Mary was made a Queen upon her father's untimely death.Mary's coronation was that of legends! With miniature regal robes and a jeweled... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Biography: Nina Simone: 4 of 10
Nina Simone, born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, was gifted in mind, body and soul. Born the sixth out of seven children into a poor black family in 1930s North Carolina, she was labeled a child prodigy at the age of four with her gift to play piano. A fighter for civil rights at the age of ten, young Eunice refused to play her firs... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Important women in medieval history: 4 of 8
Hidden throughout the middle ages are women like Joan of Arc and Eleanor of Aquitaine, women who made names for themselves by the things they stood for and the people they stood up to. It is often said that behind every great man is a an even greater woman and nothing could be further from the truth when you think of Elizabet... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights The life of women in Ancient Greece: 3 of 6
Most of the written evidence of Ancient Grecian times is handed down by the hands of men, however what we know is most likely very accurate. Women, regarded more as property then people, were given limited education - just enough to make sure they could run their husband's house. Women were broken down into three classes - wi... More..