THANKSGIVING AND THE PEOPLE THAT FEAR IT
When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was not our best holiday. My mother and father would get up early to put the turkey in the oven, creating a film of heat that wafted throughout the […]
Checkmate Paula Broadwell: Military Intelligence still an Oxymoron
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Winston Churchill spoke this immortal words on August 16, 1940. He was referring to the heroic efforts of […]
GIRLFRIEND OF THE WEEK: Italian MEP Licia Ronzulli
A picture is certainly worth a thousand words and this photo of Italy’s Member of European Parliament (MEP) Licia Ronzulli is spectacular. She was elected in 2009 and has done more than fight for […]
GIRLFRIEND OF THE WEEK: Rondalee Jones
“There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move – […]
MAKING HISTORY: Women Make History in Senate and New Hampshire
A BIG thank you to the women who took on the U.S. political establishment last night and secured historic victories. Of note is an incredibly telling victory in New Hampshire, which is now the first […]
Why Did it Take Women to Bring Down Sandusky?
When women see Joe Paterno, they see a football coach. Apparently, when the Penn State campus police, the Penn State Athletic Director, its President and a graduate assistant see him, they see legend. Or at […]
Forget the VAWA where’s the Violence Against Women Laws?
I think it’s time to introduce a new conspiracy theory. Mine involves the Violence Against Women’s Act that was signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994. The Act is a U.S. federal law […]
What is the Point, Christina Aguilera?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month as well as more than a dozen other designations: Adopt a Shelter Dog Month American Pharmacist Month Apple Jack Month Awareness Month […]
Will women change the election using social media? (INFOGRAPHIC)
“Women are also more active in their use of these sites, with more than half of female internet users using social networking sites on a typical day (54%), compared with 42% of male internet users.” […]
The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs (INFOGRAPHIC) via OnlineBusinessDegree.org
By 2018, women entrepreneurs will create more than half of all small business jobs! Via: OnlineBusinessDegree.org
GIRLFRIEND OF THE WEEK: Jennifer Bennett – Heroes Among Us
Jennifer Bennett, 23, must have been excited for her first date with Thomas Bray. He was good looking, a doctor and a teacher at the local community college. None-the-less, she had met him online […]
Rank Your Issues: Women’s Party of America
OneThousandGirlfriends Top Political Issues
7 inches. 35 minutes. STOP IT!
Yesterday, one of my daughter’s friends posted: ‘8 inches. 25 minutes:)’ on her Facebook status. The boys in her class kept commenting and trying to figure out what it meant and with every comment, the […]
Education in America: We Suck
This image of high school students from Coral Springs, Florida says it all: Playing right into the stereotypes of dumb cheerleaders, this protest photo was posted online in the UK and on television and […]
Does the “Kill Katie Klub” Offer Insight into America’s Future Leaders?
My morning routine typically includes tuning into Good Morning America (#teamrobin), which provides me with just enough in current events to keep me connected to America’s subcultures. One particular story caught my interest today on […]