Margaret M. Kirk

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Fannie Lou Hamer

February 2, 2025

The Central Truth

While I am limiting my exposure to media these days, for my mental and physical health, I was really delighted to read about President Biden’s awarding deals of honor in several categories.

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Woman holding flag among crowd holding torches

February 2, 2025

RESIST!

It’s been a difficult ten days. I won’t wax heavily political, but these are serious times in our democracy and there is a time to reap and a time to sow

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Isabel Townsend Pell

January 26, 2025

“We Will Rise”

Last week, I unplugged from social media and mainstream news to maintain some sanity. I will continue to be unplugged from all the mainstream news. It has been a week that feels like a year…or maybe two!

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Jan Lucier

December 25, 2024

Lovingkindness

Hello, and thanks for stopping by. This week between Christmas and New Year’s is odd. I am still feeling the ... Read more

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Rigoberta Menchu

December 22, 2024

Peace

As the song goes, “it’s a most wonderful time of the year.” It is. It is my favorite time of ... Read more

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Dorothy M. Reeder

December 15, 2024

A bridge of books

A while ago, I posted the stories of a few women who were in reality part of Ms. Morgan’s book brigade during WWI. Janet Skeslien Charles depicted them beautifully in her fictionalized work, Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade.

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Martha Jane Hunt

December 8, 2024

She Illuminated the Seas

Martha Jane Hunt was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 12, 1826. She grew up with little or no formal education, but was very bright and curious.

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Mary Ann Dyer

December 1, 2024

Goodnight Legacy

Mary Ann Dyer, known as Molly, was born on September 12, 1839, in Madison County, Tennessee. Her mother was Susan Lynch Miller, the granddaughter of William Blount, the first territorial governor or Tennessee

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Illustration of woman surrounded by flowers holding a rabbit

November 22, 2024

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is always a time to count blessings. Counting blessings happens often for me, usually daily.

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Corina Luna Dea

November 17, 2024

Love is the Key

I hope this week has been kind to you. My week has been peaceful and filled with love as I celebrated a birthday and felt held by friends and family. Yet, there was a feeling of unease even during those bright days.

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