Daisy May & Me: Inspiration and positive living

Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller
Her name may be Mankiller but she's more of a problem solver.

Katherine Switzer

Katherine Switzer
You can learn a lot from a photograph. You can learn even more from a determined woman like Katherine.

Sally Westover

Sally Westover

"No one has taught me more about optimism in the face of adversity than my mother.  When she was only 35 years old, she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.  She told her doctor that she would not lose the battle—that she had three little girls to raise—and she fought for 13 years to make that happen." Rachel Neilson from 3 in 30 Podcast about her mother Sally Westover. 

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Serena Williams

Serena Williams
Impressive stats about Serena Williams: Started playing tennis at the age of 3 according to her father. She was coached mostly by her father and ...

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi
There is a lot of news behind the Ford vs. Kavanaugh rape "trial" these days so I thought I'd share the tragic story of a trial over rape that goe...

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews
With clips of the upcoming modern version of Mary Poppins circulating the internet I think we can all admit that although Emily Blunt is delightfu...

Shirin Ebadi

Shirin Ebadi
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." -JK Rowling It takes a lot of guts...

Temple Grandin: The Value of Different Minds

Temple Grandin: The Value of Different Minds

Today’s #wowwomanwednesday is an incredible woman with an incredible mind. 

Dr. Temple Grandin is a world-renowned expert on animal behavior and has designed a lot of the livestock handling equipment used today. She also has autism. 

Dr. Grandin is a prominent speaker and published author on autism and animal behavior. She has helped people around the world to see the value of “different” thinking and provided invaluable firsthand insight into the autism spectrum. 

“The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.” On the blog, we’ve got a lesson plan to learn more about Dr. Temple Grandin, what we can learn from her, an activity, and discussion questions to talk about with your kids. 

How have you benefited from different minds?

How I Came to Own Hundreds of Dresses

How I Came to Own Hundreds of Dresses

Daisy May and Me: An Origins Story

I decided that even though the purpose for clothes is to cover bodies I didn't want their mind focused on bodies. I want them to realize that the people in the clothes are much more important.

#TimesUp in Space

#TimesUp in Space
Mae Jemison's life shows us that our time, our life can be what we make it. That possibilities for men and women are as endless as the stars in the universe.