women’s history month

The Glory of Each Generation

“The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents.” — Belva Lockwood — 1st woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court https://www.rd.com/culture/womens-history-quotes/

“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes — understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” — Arianna Huffington

If you are successful…

“If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped.” — Melinda Gales

10 Amazing Inventions by Women (video)

The Bumblebee Shouldn’t be Able to Fly…

“Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” — Mary Kay Ash, Founder Mary Kay Cosmetics

Complete Equality

“[T]here never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.” — Susan B. Anthony

Rita Dove: Imagine the Possibilities

“You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can’t imagine something that has never existed before, it’s impossible.” — Rita Dove, first African-American poet laureate of the U.S. Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=8#HCYhXakXPJ8hDZiP.99