http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com Inspired by Inspirational Women~ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:28:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tonight's posting is one a little out of the ordinary, as it involves a TV Reality Show- BIG BROTHER closed its doors for the final time tonight, wrapping up the last episode,which marked eight years of controversy, tears, shocks and laughter and plenty of fun! This year was exceptionally special, bringing a more diverse ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2008/07/21/boomer-wins-big-brother/ PART ONE I am a proud Australian-I have a history that dates back to Ireland and the United Kingdom, part of five generations of women, I also have many interesting stories thanks to the incredible females who in one way or another, helped to shape my life. At the age of 18, I ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2008/05/29/convicts-to-family-one-womans-journey/ With this month of March centred around International Women, and their achievments, I didn't want to bamboozle you with too much detail, so narrowed my article down to this. I could have listed all that we, as women have achived but there were way too many women and way too ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2008/03/08/what-a-month-for-women/ As a writer, I am often challenged to write differently. As a woman, and a baby boomer diva, I am now writing more on romance and was recently invited to submit a small piece I'd included in a previous book, and turn it into something more. Okay, so what is more? ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2008/02/07/romance-survey/      Born: 12 May 1820 in Florence, Italy Died: 13 August 1910 in East Wellow, England  Florence Nightingale is best remembered for her work as a nurse during the Crimean War and her contribution towards the reform of the sanitary conditions in military field hospitals. However, what is less well known about this ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2007/12/18/lady-with-a-lamp-florence-nightingale/  Dian Fossey (1932-1985) was the world's leading authority on the mountain gorilla before her murder, probably at the hands of poachers, in December of 1985.Dian Fossey's short life was characterized in equal parts by tragedy, controversy, and extraordinary courage and dedication to the animals she made her life work. That ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2007/12/03/diane-fossey-red-haired-witch/ Folded Napkin  As she moved around the table Her hands did all the walking Grabbing at food to fill her mouth While other mouths did all the talking  A silent observer sat and watched Appalled by the shroud of ignorance She did not bother to follow their rules For her heart saw and shouted deliverance!  An Irish temper that ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2007/11/29/helen-keller-a-women-of-exception/ A Young Elizabeth Kenny`  As a child, I was blessed to have had the BEST school teacher any child could hope for-My mother. What school skipped over, mum filled in, and the following article about the incredible woman, Sister Kenny, was just one of many lessons taught. Whenever i hear the word ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2007/11/24/sister-kennythe-miracle-worker/ Born Janet Frame[but quickly became known as 'Jean' to her family, and 'topsy', an affectionate nickname for her head of curly red-hair] in 1924, somewhere in the south of New Zealand. Described [by writer/autor, Michael King] as most celebrated, but least public author. Janet seemed most content alone, within the ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2007/11/24/janet-frame-author/   PART ONE   Photo courtesy: American Foundation for the blind Courtesy http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp Helen Adams Keller was born on 27 June 1880 in Tuscumbia, a small rural town in Northwest Alabama, USA. The daughter of Captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller she was born with full sight and hearing. Kate Keller was a tall, ... http://feminineprint.freeblogit.com/2007/11/23/helen-kellar-a-women-of-exception/