Memorial Day 2016

Memorial Day

Take time during this Memorial Day to remember those who served our country and gave their lives to insure our freedom. 

Strong, Smart, and Bold Girls, Ice Hockey Olympic Gold Medal Winner Angela Ruggiero

Girls Silhouetted Jumping Against a Sunset Lighted Sky
Photo courtesy of Free Digital Photos.net

Strong, Smart & Bold by Carla Fine

An amazon reviewer's favorite quote from Strong, Smart, and Bold: Empowering Girls for Life--"The best way to inspire a girl to be strong, smart and bold is to help her think through her options and decide what she wants. Our investment is in making sure that when a girl runs up against the status quo and is told "Girls can't do that" or "Women aren't built for that" she will come back with, "Oh yeah?" and then do it anyway--her way."

Have you ever had to assert your girl power in a sitation? I love that campaign about "throwing like a girl." The girls in the video throw the ball perfectly, and prove that throwing like a girl or running like a girl is just fine!

Hockey girls have Goals.
https://www.facebook.com/BeAGirlAthletics/

When Angela Ruggiero was nine years old, her dad said the coach told him she couldn't play in an ice hockey tournament because she was a girl. Although she was heartbroken, she didn't give up on the game. Instead she determined to do even more to hone her skills and talent to become an outstanding college athlete and eventually an Olympics gold winner recipient.

To learn more about Angela Ruggiero, check out Chapter 10, Showing the Boys, in the Girls Succeed e-book available at

Amazon Link 

Girls Succeed! Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women
by J.Q. Rose

Thanks Mom, Happy Mother's Day, Design a Mother's Day Card

Thanks, Mom!

Wishing all the Moms a Happy Mother's Day!

Give Mom, Grandma, Aunt, or the special woman in your life a big hug this weekend 

and say thanks for all she does for you. 

If you would like to make this card at the top of the page, go to the canva website. This one is FREE to make, but there are other images that only cost $1. Or I bet you could design your own card just special for her. Have fun.

Hugs!

Trailblazer: Captain Kristen Griest, First Female US Army Infantry Officer

Congratulations to U.S. Army Officer, 

Captain Kristen Griest, 

on becoming the first female infantry officer in the U.S. Army. 

Kristen is a real trailblazer as she was one of two women who graduated from the Army Ranger program last year. This prestigious training is tough and demanding.  Read more about Kristen in the article at the Army Times here.

The USA flag

Find more Trailblazing Women in the Girls Succeed! e-book. I was privileged to interview fifteen successful women about their careers--from a semi-truck driver to a professional clown to medical and sports women. 

Girls Succeed! is now only 99 cents for a Limited Time. 

To download a sample or purchase the interactive e-book, go to amazon here.

Girls Succeed!
Inspiring and empowering girls.
On sale now for 99 cents
Limited time

Celebrate Earth Day All Year

Earth Day 2016
photo courtesy of freedigitalphotos by Danilo Rizzuti

We love our Earth. Let's show how much by being good stewards of this world.Please remember Earth Day was to bring awareness about taking care of our Earth, but not for just that one day. Make your effort for this day a year long, life-time commitment and do something every day to eliminate pollution and add to a healthy environment to live in.

April is National Poetry Month, Video of Shel Silverstein's Poem--Sick, Share Your Poems

April is National Poetry Month. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the event. 

National Poetry Month 2016

Do you write poetry? I've gotten out of the habit of writing poems. When I was working, I kept thinking "why am I working here? I have the heart of a poet. I should be writing." Now I have the time to pen a poem, but I don't. So I'm using this event to nudge me back into poetry writing. And I can't wait.

One of my favorite poetry books is Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. Watch the video of his poem, Sick.

VIDEO courtesy of You Tube, video by Katie Hilerman

SICK, poem by Shel Silverstein

One of my favorite poets is Robert Frost. He wrote The Road Not Taken and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.

Do you have a favorite poetry book, author, or poem? Share it here in the comments or email me at jqrose02 at gmail dot com. If you write poetry, please add it in the comments area or email it to me so I can share it on the Girls Succeed blog. Thank you.

If you want to participate in the event this month, check out the National Poetry website and find the list of ways to celebrate here. 

National Women's History Project Topic: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government

Hello!

If you celebrate Easter, I hope you had a great weekend!


March is nearly over, but it's not too late to discover all the information on the Women's History website the National Women's History Project during their celebration of Women's History this month. The theme for 2016 is "Honoring Women in Public Service and Government." One of the honorees is  

Ella Grasso

(1919-1981)
Governor of Connecticut, First Woman Governor
of any US State Elected in Her Own Right

Ella Grasso was the first woman elected governor of a U.S. state in her own right, serving as Governor of Connecticut from 1974 through 1980. Grasso’s political career spanned over 45 years and she won all ten elections she ever ran in. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Ella Tambussi gained a commitment to public service at her alma mater Mount Holyoke College.--Information from the National Women's History Project

Read more about the honorees here.

Women in government is a timely topic this year because we had two women positioning themselves to be candidates for the office of the President of the United States--Business woman Carly Fiorina and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Fiorina has dropped her bid for the presidency at this time, but Clinton is now getting close to becoming the Democratic candidate for President this fall. No woman has ever been elected as the leader of the USA. 

Flags of World Nations

Other countries have women in the top leadership position. If you would like to see the list of women who are world leaders, visit this website by J. J. McCullough here.

Would you like to be President of your country? Why? Or would you consider becoming an elected official in your local or regional area? Why?

Thanks for stopping by today!