International Women's Day

Wishing all women all over the world, a Happy International Women's Day.

Here are some thoughts for women (and men), by women:
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit - Helen Keller, 1880-1968, Writer.

Where I was born and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest - Georgia O'Keefe, 1887-1986, Artist.

Women are the architects of society - Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811-1896, Writer, Suffragist, Abolitionist

The secret joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it - Pearl S Buck, 1892-1973, Writer, Humanitarian.

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same - Anne Frank,1929-1945, Diarist.

A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, American First Lady, Stateswoman, Humanitarian.

I note the obvious difference between each sort and type, but we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike - Maya Angelou, b.1928, Artist, Poet, Playwright, Actress.

Ref: Patricia Martin's Thoughts from Great Women, 1999. Ex Libris CNB 1044