Monday, October 1, 2018

Women's Legacy, Past, Present and Future


This October I will write about women’s issues since they are coming to the fore in this time of the MeToo movement.  I have given this topic, if one can call it that, some consideration and here are some of the things I would like to discuss, ponder and bring to the attention of readers in no particular order.  Women’s education through the ages; control of their own bodies; work place; careers and being between a rock and a hard place; recognition of achievements (hiding behind male names, behind their male partner); activism; white privilege; thought leaders and innovators; and female leadership, to name some of the challenges women have faced.
I will write sometimes strictly on the topic but frequently I will use historical women but with a focus on their achievements and influence in the long term rather than their personal histories (although in going over them in my mind I found myself giving a lot of their history).  I will do my best to edit those ramblings out as it is somewhat of an insult to my readers if they are not aware of these extraordinary women that I will introduce into the narrative.
I truly hope that this will be an inspirational and informative theme for everyone.  I am quite excited about take this deep dive into a topic that is so relevant today given the nature of the very populist and regressive movement around the world.  It is highly disconcerting to discover how powerful a “single issue” political mindset can alter other issues without voters being aware.  I know some of my readers are not so happy with politics so I will do my best to be as non-political as possible (a real challenge given the nature of some of the topics I will get into).  Bear with me and try to see the big picture as I go forth on this really exciting (to me) month of Extraordinary Women and their Challenges.

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