Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
To those who can dream there is no such place as faraway. ANON
"The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that ... women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves." LOUISE OTTO
Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. LANGSTON HUGHES
"A free race cannot be born of slave mothers." MARGARET SANGER
"It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else." ERMA BOMBECK
"So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why don't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women?" HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
Prayer from The Sisters of Mercy.
Let us go forth then, O Living and Loving God,
Let us go forth in the power of Your Presence deep in our hearts, and the power of your presence overflowing in our communities,
Let us go forth confirmed and strengthened in our vision
Let us go forth named in Hope and Love, and sustained in these challenging times.
Let us go forth as valiant women of justice and peace. Amen.
Thanks to Doug for the images.
Quotes from Altius Directory. The history of International Women's Day may be found here.
Note: The Sisters of Mercy were my high school teachers. My teacher in my senior year, Sr. Mary Regius, inspired me by her teaching and encouragement to do good work, especially in writing. Since I started my blog, I've used her lessons more than I ever have before in my life.
