As you probably know, March is Women's History Month and I'd like to acknowledge it here. Since no 4th grade teacher is making me give a report on an important woman in history, I've made up my own assignment. Every Monday this month, I will write about three of my favorite women from history. Beginning with...
Jane Addams
Mother of Social Work. First American Woman to be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Pacifist. Feminist. Christian.
"The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life."
On feminism
"I do not believe that women are better than men. We have not wrecked railroads, nor corrupted legislature, nor done many unholy things that men have done; but then we must remember that we have not had the chance."
On faith
"That Christianity has to be revealed and embodied in the line of social progress is a corollary to the simple proposition, that man's action is found in his social relationships in the way in which he connects with his fellows; that his motives for action are the zeal and affection with which he regards his fellows."Why she was great
She was intelligent, compassionate and revolutionary. She was passionate about the poor, the advancement of women, and world peace and not only gave her life to these causes but powerfully persuaded others to join her.
Fun fact
Addams was so involved in her own community that in addition to being on the Chicago Board of Education, she also accepted the official post of Garbage Inspector of the Nineteenth Ward.
Loretta Lynn
Songwriter. Coal Miner's Daughter. Wife, Mother, and Jack White's BFF.
On a drinkin'
On genetics
On marriage making it work
Why she is great
Loretta was not afraid to speak her mind. She wrote about Vietnam, the double standard of divorce, and the pill. Some of her stuff was even banned from the radio. She also was never ashamed of where she came from. The woman was born in Butcher Holler had four kids by the time she was 18. Today, she has written over 160 songs and has a whole generation of female artists who owe much of their success to her.
Fun fact
She is still doing her thing! She released Van Lear Rose a couple of years ago with Jack White and it is excellent. This is my favorite song off of the album. This is Derek's.
Your Grandmother
The Best Person You Know. Mimi. Gran. Emmie.
On your latest achievement...
"Oh my lands! Well, oh my stars!"
On the speed at which the family loads into the car...
"Off like a herd of turtles!"
On something she finds unpleasant...
"I'd rather be nibbled to death by ducks"
Why she is great
I don't know your grandmother, but I bet she is great because grandmothers just are great. They always love you no matter what. They make the best banana pudding/carrot cake/four layer desert. They still give you a little pat on the bottom you are still two years old. They are strong women who have seen a lot of changes and it makes them wise.
Fun fact
She's really proud of you.
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