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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 6:17:19 PM
Besides Ms. Maryjane.. ...I really got to thinking about strong, independent, ground breaking, self made and owners of themselves, I thought I would start a conversation here as to who you think inspires, makes you dream and then make it real?
I saw Jamie Lee Curtis on Oprah and boy, she is great!! I love her attitude and that haircut is so darn cute and sassy. Then I saw an old interview with Tina Turner and her essence is wonderful!!!
Who inspires you???
Cheers,
Heather
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Apr 10 2008 : 06:02:03 AM
Going back in time a bit...I'm proud to say that Western New York was a hot bed of the women's rights movement in the 19th century. Check out the Women's Rights National Historic Park in Seneca Falls: www.nps.gov/wori
Or the Susan B. Anthony House, right here in Rochester: www.susanbanthonyhouse.org
I think everybody knows that Susan B. Anthony devoted her life to campaigning for women's rights, and was arrested for voting in an election here in Rochester. Something you might not know is that during an earlier part of her life, she managed the family farm (the farm unfortunately is gone, the land is now our airport). |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 10:37:47 PM
bump...would love to read more of these.
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Apr 08 2008 : 09:35:45 AM
Wow- what great stories you all have! Love reading them.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Past Blessings |
Posted - Apr 08 2008 : 08:50:39 AM
I have been blessed with many amazing women in my life. My mom, my grandma, my grammy (great grandma) and my second mom, Maureen, or "Mo" as I call her. I also have some amazing women friends Deborah and Debbie that I can be totally transparent with and always expect good advice from. My great-great grandma was the most amazing woman. She was widowed as a young woman and joined the last wagon train from Kansas to California, because he husband's family for some reason "cut her off" after his death. She handled the wagon alone and when she arrived in California (during the gold rush!) she set up a tent and opened a "Church of God" church. She was the first female pastor for that denomination. Her church was mostly rough men in search of their fortune during the gold rush. I have her rocking chair in my bedroom . . . the same one that traveled on the wagon train. It has stayed in the family and will continue to be passed down. I am hoping to learn more about her and would love to write a book based on her life someday. My Grammy, her daughter, was so industrius, because she was taught well by her. She made everything . . . even gloves and underwear and was amazingly creative. I feel blessed for the lineage I have.
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Apr 08 2008 : 06:42:00 AM
Gosh...there are several. Elizabeth Edwards comes to mind. Don't know her personally, but feel like I do because of her honesty and earnest desire to connect with people over the healthcare system in this country. She's heading up a Think Tank about healthcare, and even with her health woes, she's thinking about ways to make healthcare available for every single person in the US.
Of course, Mary Jane.
My mother, who always believed in me, and sacrificed a great deal so I could be who I wanted to be. She truly believed where there is a will there is a way.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Apr 08 2008 : 12:13:00 AM
my granny, bless her heart was one of the most insprirational women to me. She always kept her hands busy..and never ever to my recollection had a mean word to say about anyone. She never argued with anyone that I know of..and never uttered a curse word at all. She had a heart of gold that woman did.
She always was my best encourager..telling me "oh you can do that!"
She's been gone from my life now for 3 yrs. and I miss her dearly.
Whenever I get discouraged I think of how much she believed in me.
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one thing that she did for me way back when I was a little girl of about age 5 was this..we were very poor at the time and living all together in a one room shack type building next to a church..the showers were actually outside connected to the side of the church building..and there was a wee tiny kitchenette in the building which was actually a Sunday school type building the church had owned.
Anyhow the building was all one big open room. My "bed" was actually this wee fold out camp style ciot..well..I was scared of the dark many nights...and would have a hard time falling asleep.
So for many, many nights it was mine and grannies habit to fall asleep with her hand stretched out between our beds..she'd reach out and hold my hand until I fell asleep.
Well..when granny was on her death bed..it really was on my mind if she remembered those moments. So I asked my mama to ask granny if she remembered holding my hand so often.And yes she had. She told mom to tell me."oh yes..I remember that"
So even now..when things get tough..I remember those moments.So many precious moments to me.
Things like her baking bread for th family.
The times that we would make home made noodles.
Hanging out clothes together on the clothesline.
I honestly believe that my love for the farm girl way of life stems from my grandmother.She was and will always be my inspiration.
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Sorry for being long winded.
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| kydeere40744 |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 11:09:05 PM
There have been several inspirational women in my life. Most recently, one of my dear friends who recently battled and fought cancer and won. She went through quite a bit but always managed to have a smile on her face. My mom is another inspirational person who I always seek guidance on. :)
~Jessica in Kentucky & Farmgirl Sisterhood #137~
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| mima |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 10:29:44 PM
AMEN Sister Rebekka!!! I LOVE laurels Kitchen!!! Maryjanes book was such a continuation....I've had way too much wine tonight.....
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 8:08:04 PM
i find inspiration in many of my friends .. they each have their unique characters and strengths. my dolly club gurlfrenz in maryland (and from all over the country!) are so incredibly creative .. we had a wonderous ten year club when i lived 'up nawth' .. i miss their laughter, stories, creativity .. but am thrilled that they continue to meet weekly (though not strictly a doll club) .. i was the momma of that and was once told by elinor peace baily (ANOTHER incredibly inspirational woman!) that when i decided to not do the club anymore .. that it would disappear with me. which i told her was o.k. .. cuz' we'd have memories and friendships to last forever. xo
True Friends * Frannie
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| Rebekka Mae |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 7:03:13 PM
Laurel Robertson of Laurel's Kitchen! From this woman's amazing writings and those of Carol Flinders I learned to bake bread, value my job as a homemaker and a feminist, spoil my friends, live richly and EAT WELL. The blockprints throughout the book are so beautiful and the energy is a vibrant mix of Berkley in the 70's and farmgirl frugality. I really cannot say enough about this book and I know that others have felt the same impact after reading this cookbook,I do mean reading it cover to cover- how many cookbooks make you want to do that?)... Mima, tell us about what it meant to you to find Laurel!
What a joy to find Mary Jane's book years after first reading Laurel's Kitchen and to see the same spirit of thrift, hard work, play and simple living. Her books and magazines speak to me the same way Laurel's Kitchen does, to be kept out in the kitchen and re-read a page or two at a time when there is a spare minute...no other books in my house are as used as these two authors;)
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As a woman I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.
Virginia Woolf |
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