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By Julie Fleshman - Cancer. It’s a word that makes you go numb. In 1999, my father was diagnosed with cancer -- pancreatic cancer. The news was debilitating. P...
By Jamuna Madi - I remember that horrific night before Ganesh Puja in 2008–it was one of the longest nights of my life. The September Hindu festival celebrates...
By Skylar Liberty Rose - During a recent visit with my doctor I referred to some issues I’d been having with my periods. I explained that over the past year th...
What can one woman accomplish in 100 years? A full life, well-lived if you are Reva Stern Stetten Gornbein (b. September 10, 1920). Her path has been a kaleido...
By Cheryl Laughlin - 2020 had a certain symmetry built into it. By January 2, 2020, I was fleeing the soul-suck of a demeaning job for a soul-pump of a bright ...
By Amy Chen - At a time when women in business were few, Sara Little Turnbull (1917 – 2015), design pioneer, corporate influencer, an American original, earned...
Firefighter and union leader Helen Harrison passed away on April 18, 2020 at the age of 55 from cancer. A champion of equality, Helen worked tirelessly to ensu...
By Nathan Martin - COVID-19 may have closed the world's classrooms, but educators continue to find ways to teach and to support their local communities. In Pak...