By Mary Eileen Williams, Founder
Feisty Side of Fifty

There’s no official vacation day, very little media coverage, and you won’t even find it on the calendar—but this holiday commemorates a movement that’s made a huge impact on our lives both personally and professionally. March 8th is International Women’s History Day.

By Suzanne Braun Levine

March 8 commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the official recognition of the world’s women. Over that century American women got the vote, became economic entities, and were granted equal rights in most spheres. And we found our voices. We have been speaking up and speaking out about the conditions and experiences of our lives, and as a result much of our story has emerged from the obscurity that history has relegated us to.

By Suzanne Braun Levine

With your kids finally leaving home, your vision of the years ahead beginning to come into focus, and your relationships narrowing down to a precious few, you are just beginning to explore what it means to care for yourself –– when the call to care-giving comes.

Parents who had been taking care of each other suddenly lose it; partners who had been mighty oaks crack; friends who had been there for you suddenly need your support; kids in crisis show up on the doorstep.

By Nawal El Saadawi

Translated and edited by
Robin Morgan

Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi embraces a younger generation determined to achieve the revolutionary goals to which she and others have devoted their lives.

Over coffee on a winter afternoon, I spoke with Courtney Martin for Encore.org about how to go about making the world a better place.

Courtney Martin is the author of “Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists.” She speaks to her generation in her writings and her blogs on Feministing.com (“young feminists blogging, organizing, kicking ass”). And she speaks about her generation to older activists who are trying to figure out where all the political flowers have gone.

Gloria Feldt, Exclusive

Women’s Media Center

We have all been almost paralyzed by horror over the events in Arizona. Not Gloria Feldt. She has written a passionate appeal to action. For those of us who stood up for civil rights, women’s rights, gay rights, it is time to mount a calm, cool, and collected campaign to cure the ills in our public life – civic rights.

By Marianne Schnall
Founder, Feminist.com

Over the course of my career as a freelance journalist, I have had the great pleasure and privilege of talking to many of the world’s most interesting and influential women, from actresses to activists, comediennes to poets, recording artists to Nobel Laureates.

By Mary Eileen Williams
Founder, Feisty Side of Fifty

Boomers are the first generation of women to openly claim our rights to personal power and parity with men since the decline of the Goddess cultures. The first feminists fought long and hard for women’s suffrage. But, once they got the vote, many seemed to lose steam and returned to stoke the home fires.

By Karin Lippert

Media Consultant

Yes, women are on Facebook™ and Twitter™. But, many of us want to take the conversation to the next step – create a community of our own or support a cause. This insight often comes after we’ve shared photos of the kids and grandkids – many, many times!

JOIN ME! NOVEMBER 11, 2010
THE NATIONAL VILLAGE
GATHERING, PHILADELPHIA, PA
We know it works for children. And, now we are learning being part of a village makes aging easier too!
Imagine a village where members volunteer to help each other with some of the daily tasks that become a little more difficult as we age, that offer social connections and events beyond the standard golf game and bring people of all ages together to create a vibrant community.
Sound wonderful?
The Village to Village Network (Vtv Network http://bit.ly/beYli7) concept is about providing a range of …