Women and Adversity
Women and Adversity: Gabriela Mistral, Nobel Prize for Literature, 1945
May 12, 2016Women and Adversity: Gabriela Mistral May is National Latino Books month, so I did some research on Latin American writers. I learned that Gabriela Mistral, a poet from Chile, is the first Lati ...
Women and Adversity: Emily Dickinson, American Poet
April 28, 2016Women and Adversity: Emily Dickinson, American Poet To continue the tribute to poets because April is National Poetry Month, I chose Emily Dickinson, the 19th century poet that is requi ...
Women and Adversity: Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry
April 14, 2016With April being National Poetry Month, I thought a tribute to poets is appropriate, and I’m starting with Gwendolyn Brooks. Ms. Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. I ...
Women and Adversity: Jenni Schaefer, author, inspirational speaker
March 24, 2016Women and Adversity: Jenni Schaefer, Author, Inspirational Speaker “Life without Ed” is not the typical romance, and Ed is not the typical lover. Jenni Schaefer, 39, ended her affair with Ed ...
Women and Adversity: Harper Lee, Author
March 10, 2016From 30-50 million copies of Harper Lee’s 1960 blockbuster novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” have been sold, and it remains an American classic selling about 750,000 copies each year. She wasn ...
Women and Adversity: Mahtob Mahmoody, Former Captive in Iran, Author
February 25, 2016Mahtob Mahmoody became known in 1987 when her mother, Betty Mahmoody, along with William Hoffer published “Not Without my Daughter.” The book tells of the 18 months the two were captives in ...
Women and Adversity: Jennifer Hudson, Singer and Actress
February 11, 2016Women and Adversity: Jennifer Hudson, Singer and Actress Jennifer Hudson, the 34-year-old Chicago-born actress and singer, is an inspiration not only to aspiring singers and actresses but also to w ...
Women and Adversity: Blue Sun, Yellow Sky by Jamie Jo Hoang
January 28, 2016The title of this book attracts attention right off. Intriguing, for sure. What could the book be about? The summary at amazon.com says that Aubrey Johnson, 27, has received rave reviews for her ...
Women and Adversity: Cindy Yee Kong, author, The Eyes of the Lion
January 14, 2016It always amazes me at the adversity some women experience, and Cindy Yee Kong is another example. In her memoir, "The Eyes of the Lion," she tells of how she was born in 1969 in China and when ...
Women and Adversity: Miss Colombia as Miss Universe
December 24, 2015Ariadna Gutierrez, Miss Colombia in the Miss Universe pageant, overcame adversity in seconds Dec. 20. With a worldwide audience casting 10 million live votes for Miss Universe and thousands o ...