Category Archives: Thought for Today

Touch the Skies

“We never know how high we are Till we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies.” — Emily Dickinson, American poet Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=2#m9cHmZ0YuERTWbJq.99

Thought for Today

“If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.” – Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist

March is National Women’s History Month

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!- Maya Angelou, poet I love history.  We all know the stories of major characters in U.S. history and they are often white men.  But do we know the stories of the women, people of color, indigenous peoples and immigrants who also contributedContinue reading “March is National Women’s History Month”