empowering women

After being in the warmth of #Selma for the 55th Jubilee of the Bridge Crossing, we recognize how blessed and inspired we are by the courage of the foot soldiers and martyrs. A marcher from 1965, Rep. John Lewis says it well, “We need to redeem the soul of America.”

Early feminists had their gathering in 1848, and there is still much to learn from the reaction to their declaration of independence. Ridiculed and threatened, these brave women to whom we owe a debt did not give up easily...in Stanton’s words: “No words could express what seemed to us so timely, so rational, and so sacred, should be a subject for sarcasm and ridicule to the entire press of the nation.” 

My guests and I were inspired, to say the least, when we heard the stories of two amazing women graduates of Grace Institute's multi-week program. Today thanks to Grace Institute, women enter (or re-enter) the workplace with more confidence, new skills and rediscovered talent!