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| 50 year anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing! July 20, 1969-July 20, 2019 
INCREDIBLE.That's the only word I can use to describe the accomplishment of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Mission to the Moon! In the 1960's President Kennedy declared America would land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.The plan to land a man on the moon, let alone by 1970, sounded like such a fairy tale.
Trying to achieve such a goal sounded foolish given we had nothing to go on about space and rockets and lunar landers and even if a human being could live in the environs of outer space. Everything was just one big fat question mark. Only brilliant, courageous, determined, hard-working men and women could pull it off. AND they did! For all of us! We couldn't take our eyes off our TV's watching NASA's every planned step that would land us on the moon.
Frances "Poppy" Northcutt was a part of the team on that mission to the moon in the 1960's. As the first woman engineer to work in NASA's Mission Control, her job was to calculate the return-to-Earth trajectories. In the video below, Poppy talks about how the simulations with the astronauts in the capsule located in the building, not in space, tested everyone with training exercises. She was actually surprised at how well the actual Apollo 11flight went after having worked through so many possibilities of failure.
The moon landing is one of the most significant events in the 20th century and one that brought all Americans together cheering for the amazing outcome of Neil Armstrong actually climbing down the 3.5 foot long ladder to leave his footprint on the moon's surface. Next, astronaut Buzz Aldrin joined him on the ground and planted the American flag.
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Friday, July 19, 2019
50TH Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Trailblazer: Poppy Northcutt
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM USA WOMEN'S SOCCER WORLD CHAMPIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE USA WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM-WORLD CHAMPIONS!
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| Image by Ernesto Rodriguez from Pixabay |
Rose has played soccer ever since she was in grade school. Her dream was to play in the World Cup and she did it! Did she ever!
Take a peek at Rose Lavelle's journey playing soccer. The support she received from her hometown, Cincinnati, Ohio, led her to achieve her dream and her place in the history of Women's U.S. Soccer.
YOUTUBE VIDEO: The Journey: Rose Lavelle
Video produced by U.S. Soccer
You can achieve your dream too!
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| Dream BIG!!! Painting courtesy of Julie McKendrie |
Saturday, July 6, 2019
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is On!
UPDATE: July 6, 2019-- Team USA will play the Netherlands Team on Sunday, July 7. This will be a fantastic game. Good luck to all the players!!
Heads up! The world is watching this month--the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The games are in full gear in Paris, France. This amazing gathering of talented women is there to play soccer with all their skills and heart. The USA calls the game soccer, the world calls it football.
VIDEO: FIFA World Cup Mascot
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| 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Wishing the women of the world good luck and exciting action on a memorable journey to win the World Cup!
Do you love playing soccer?
Will you watch the Women's World Cup games?
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If you like sports, read about the successful female athletes featured in
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| Girls Succeed! Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women by J. Q. Rose |
Women's Hockey Olympic Gold Medalist--Angela Ruggiero
Bike Racer Paralympic Gold Medalist--Mackenzie Woodring
Dressage Competitor--Pati Pierucci
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Friday, May 17, 2019
Book Review: Traveling Circus by Ingar Rudholm
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| Traveling Circus by Ingar Rudholm Fantasy |
Hello and welcome!
Today, I'm sharing with you a magical story about the circus. I fell in love with it, but then again, I love the circus and stories surrounding a circus.
MY REVIEW:
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| The Big Top circus tent Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay |
Magical. I always thought of the circus as a magical place. This story is about a circus that truly is magical. So many interesting characters with magical powers. Well-crafted characters who interact in a fantasy set in modern day--Albert the fortune teller, Cordelia the mermaid, two clowns named Sammy and Buster and Marcel a giant with huge muscles.
Flynn, the main character, reminded me so much of teens today. So much pressure on them causing them to feel insecure so they can't speak up. Can Flynn overcome his insecurity and at the same time "win the heart of a girl named Rena?" This is a page-turning novel perfect for young readers and young-at-heart readers.
I purchased the print book instead of the Kindle format because I loved the circus drawings by the author.
Find out more about this imaginative book below.
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| Traveling Circus by Ingar Rudholm Fantasy |
Trapped by a mysterious traveling circus! Young Flynn must find his inner courage to battle his way home. A crooked ringmaster, wielding a magic pocket watch that controls time, holds Flynn captive against his will. Escaping requires reaching out to some unusual circus performers. So, he befriends Cordelia who’s cursed to become a mermaid at night and Albert the fortuneteller who has a crystal ball where he can see the future and the past. Using the power of imagination and the fortuneteller's magic, Flynn must escape the circus before the ringmaster erases Flynn's memories forever!
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Click here to connect on Facebook with author Ingar Rudholm
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If you love clowns, check out Brenda Marshall's story of what inspired her to become a clown in the inspiring book for girls-- Girls Succeed: Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women.
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| Brenda Marshall, professional clown, with children in China |
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Friday, May 10, 2019
Mother's Day and Promoting Peace Project
Mother's Day is Sunday!
Hello and Welcome!
Do you know that Mother's Day evolved from mothers meeting together to promote peace?
According to many sources and Wikipedia, the first attempts to establish a "Mother's Day" in the U.S. were mostly marked by women's peace groups. A common early activity was the meeting of groups of mothers whose sons had fought or died on opposite sides of the American Civil War. There were several limited observances in the 1870s and the 1880s but none achieved resonance beyond the local level.
In 1868 Ann Jarvis created a committee to establish a "Mother's Friendship Day" whose purpose was "to reunite families that had been divided during the Civil War", and she wanted to expand it into an annual memorial for mothers, but she died in 1905 before the celebration became popular. Her daughter Anna Jarvis would continue her mother's efforts.
Women have been at the forefront of peace movements to save their children from that horrendous experience and to try and unite people to make a better world for everyone.
Marrying promoting peace with honoring mothers is a powerful idea. Now let's do it!
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Celebrating Women's History Month with Helena Fairfax' Struggle and Suffrage in Halifax
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According to the National Women's History Month Website, "every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by Presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history."
On the Girls Succeed blog, we are proud to celebrate women who in the past or present have made a difference in their communities, regions, states, and countries.
I'm excited to share a new book by my friend, Helena Fairfax, who reveals the lives of women in Halifax who fought for equality and the right to vote in England. England is celebrating the 100th anniversary this year by recognizing their determination and achievement in working for the vote.
Let me introduce you to Helena's new book, just released in February to mark this important occasion.
NEW RELEASE: Struggle and Suffrage in Halifax (England): Women's Lives and the Fight for Equality by Helena Fairfax
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STRUGGLE AND SUFFRAGE IN HALIFAX:
WOMEN'S LIVES AND THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY BY HELENA FAIRFAX
BACK OF THE BOOK: Between 1800 and 1950 the town of Halifax grew beyond recognition. The booming mills and factories were built on the labour of women and their children, and yet their voices are almost completely missing from the history books. For the first time, this is the story of Halifax from the point of view of the women who helped shape the town. This was a period of extraordinary change, but the battle for equality was long. In 1800, many women were illiterate. By 1900, there was a thriving girls' high school in Halifax, and yet one of its most brilliant students was denied a full degree because she was a woman. In 1939, the Vicar of Halifax called women's economic independence "an evil".Families were large and women regularly died in childbirth. Many faced the stigma of single parenthood or else the terror of an illegal abortion. In the 1930s, the first Family Planning Clinic was set up by women in the town. In the 1840s, women in Halifax fought for their menfolk's right to vote. In 1911, when Emmeline Pankhurst gave a stirring speech at the Mechanics' Institute, women had yet to be granted a vote of their own, leading many women to boycott that year's census and at least two to declare their occupation as "slave".From girls in the factories to the first women stepping into public office, this book provides a fascinating and moving account of the lives of Halifax's women through the key events in the town's history.
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Helena Fairfax tells us the stories of the lives of the women in Halifax, England in the county of Yorkshire and how they gained the right to vote in her new release. She writes in her blog "6th February 2018 marks 100 years since the Representation of the People Act when all women over the age of 30 who met certain property restrictions were granted the vote for the first time. The Act also gave the right to vote to all men over the age of 21. It’s often forgotten that before 1918, around 40% of men in Britain were also denied a vote because of property restrictions. The vote was finally extended to all women over 21 in 1928."
Click here to read more information in Helena's blog post.
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Bridge Builder Emily Warren RoeblingWomen's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP)
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Friday, March 8, 2019
Celebrating International Women's Day 2019
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Celebrating International Women's Day 2019
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On March 8, around the world, we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also calls for gender equality in status and pay.
Trailblazing women on this blog are celebrated for what they have brought to our society. Whether she has become an Olympic gold medalist, a female astronaut, a combat pilot, a research scientist and more, we recognize the person, not only because she is a female, but because of her passion and strength and persistence to succeed in her career.
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Dream Big!
Painting courtesy of artist Julie Ann McKevitt
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Celebrating Women during the International Women's Day 2019
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