Last week I was lucky enough to join my 4th grade son’s class on a field trip to the California State Capital. We not only toured the State Capital building (which was fun in itself) but we also took a tour of the California Museum — home of the California Hall of Fame. The California […]
One of the first real jobs I had when I branched into the world of social media, was for an organization the focused on supporting and encouraging women candidates running for office at all levels of office. From school boards to Senate and Gubernatorial races across the nation. I had the opportunity to interview many […]
Today we celebrate the birthday of SheHero Jeanette Rankin. Rankin's place in women's and American history is pivotal. Jeanette Pickering Rankin was the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives and the first female member of the Congress. She was known as the Lady of the House.
Today is International Women’s Day and here at SheHeroes we are happy to be celebrating by taking part in the ThirdAnnual Blog for International Women’s Day. Today is the day when bloggers, writers, and humanitarian organizations write about the International Women’s Day annual theme.
No matter how many times I hear the statistics regarding how underrepresented women are in politics today in the U.S. they are always just as disappointing as they were the first time I heard them. Currently there are 83 nations that rank higher then the U.S. in women elected into office. There are 100 seats […]
Almost a year ago on the blog we posted about new standards being set in Britain to hold magazine and advertisers accountable for the images they publish in advertising campaigns. As the amount of digital enhancement and photo shopping continues to increase the need for accountability has become even more important. Which is why in […]
Everywhere we turn during Women’s History Month we see amazing stories of SheHeroes from all over the world over the course of generations and generations. Each story is more inspiring than the last and I’m sure each one of you out there reading this has a SheHero from history who holds a special place in […]
Celebrating Women’s History Month doesn’t always mean honoring women in politics, science or social justice. In fact sometimes it doesn’t even mean honoring a woman, sometimes it’s about a 12 year-old girl named Tubby who loved to play baseball. In 1950 twelve year old Kathryn Johnston decided that she wanted play Little League with her […]
