Joanne Bamberger, aka: PunditMom has written two thought-provoking pieces for Women's History Month (which is March, by the way) recounting 10 women who make us cringe and 10 women we should know about (but probably don't). Joanne is one sharp cookie and her writing, if you haven't gone over and checked it out, is top drawer. Among the cringe-worthy are Linda Hirshman, Ann Coulter, and Paris Hilton. Those women who we should know about but don't, include Kathy Eldon, Creative Visions Founder, Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams, and mountain climber and organ donor advocate Kelly Perkins. I'm proud to say many of the women who make us proud are mothers.
The crux of both articles is that it's Women's History Month and time to take stock of how far we've come, baby. For my money it doesn't get much better than Alice Paul, founder of the National Women's Party and precursor to the famous suffragettes Susan Brownell Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Without Alice Paul, we'd be nowhere, my sisters. And what would Alice have to say if she knew a woman was finally in the running for a presidential nomination? I imagine she'd be quite pleased.
Hopefully some day, women and their impact on history will be so assumed, Women's History Month won't be necessary. Until then, who would do you think has been the most influential in moving women forward? (Or backward?)
