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Tomorrow is Election Day – VOTE

November 2 is Election Day. Do you know who you’re voting for…are you even planning to vote? If you are a US citizen and answered no to either or both questions – shame on you. Voting is a […]

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It's Halloween…What Do You Want to Be?

We all know Halloween as the day kids get dressed up to look like their dream person. Do they want to be a princess, pirate, clown, queen, vampire, Cleopatra, Lady Gaga? It’s fun for them to think about […]

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month

In Victorious Woman! I wrote chapters about Lilly and Nancy, both victims of domestic violence. They are from two different generations. Nancy’s spouse beat her and threatened to kill her through the 1950’s and early 1960’s. She knew […]

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC): “Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Breast cancer is the number one cause of […]

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Memory Walk

Yesterday I walked with business owner and entrepreneur Kay Gallogly at the annual Memory Walk on the Riverfront in Delaware. You might have read about Kay in a previous blog; earlier this year she made a run for […]

Shout out to Eileen Connolly Robbins

Main Line Today magazine celebrated women this afternoon in Villanova, Pennsylvania. For a sold out crowd full of amazing woman, the “Women on the Move” luncheon named twenty-four women who demonstrate a ”willingness to break out of their […]

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The Most Powerful Women

Forbes Magazine just unveiled its 100 Most Powerful Women in the World. Do you agree with their picks? What do you think? Here are their the top ten: 1. Michelle Obama 2. Irene Rosenfeld (Chief Executive, Kraft Foods) […]

Giving Back and Fighting Cancer

Maureen Ingelsby never forgets the help she received all those years ago when she was a single mom raising five children. Maybe you are one of the many woman who told me how inspired you were by Maureen’s […]

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Women Stepping Up: 19th Amendment is 90

It was ninety years ago today. After suffragettes fought for years, the 19th amendment was passed and gave women the right to vote. Earlier this year, with an unprecedented number of women running for political office, the GOP […]

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Teen Queen Contest Winner

Last night Suzanne Lightcap was crowned the 2010 Kimberton Fair Queen in the Chester County suburbs outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When they announced her name, Suzanne looked shocked. I wasn’t. I was one of the judges, and I voted […]

Gratitude…with an edge…

Yesterday I was running around, multi-tasking more than I wanted when I thought about my mother. I remember when she could do the same thing. In her heyday she could run up and down steps in seconds, walk […]

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Summer Solstice

It’s the longest day of the year. I’m celebrating the day by being outside during those long daylight hours. Friend and soon-to-be Chester County Toastmaster president Cathy Lane is hosting a transition party for the local Toastmaster group. […]