March is here and spring is on our doorstep. Probably…
I have added some new clipon earrings to my Etsy shop, varied and fun!
Sunday was, apparently, International Women’s Day and I am, as always, late to the party. However, I couldn’t let that pass without a few links to posts about our awesome women. These ladies prove you can do more than you ever thought possible!
Joan Macdonald (74) achieves amazing weight loss!
Yvette Lundy: French Resistance fighter from World War II. She died last year, at 103
Mary Eliza Mahoney became the first African American licensed nurse, graduating in 1879
Eleanor Wadsworth, currently 101 years old, is the last surviving female pilot from WW2.
Emmeline Pankhurst is best remembered for organising the UK suffragette movement and helping women win the right to vote.
Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.
Boudicca was queen of the Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the the Roman Empire around AD 60
Oh, and on the subject of amazing women, for those of you celebrating at the end of next week, have a great Mothers’ Day!
