“Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world.” - Harriet Tubman Today we welcome guest poster Paula Grieco to the SheHeroes blog. Paula is a writer, entrepreneur, and mama to two (three if you count the dog.) She is co-author of […]
We here at SheHeroes are always looking to celebrate and thank the SheHeroes in the world that are working to make the world a better place. There are so many SheHeroes all over the world, different ages all working in so many different ways that’s impossible to thank all of them.
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.
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is by far the most male dominated of all four branches of the U.S. military. There are 13,800 women making up about 7 percent of the USMC’s total force of 197,800. So it’s a huge deal for our SheHeroes in the military that last month the USMC announced that […]
Is your SheHero a video game fan? Well if she is, now might be a good tome to encourage her to consider making that hobby her career. It probably sdeosn’t seem too surprising that according to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) 72% of American households play computer and video games. What you may not realize […]
Recently while snuggled up with my kids looking for a movie to watch I came across the very beginning of the classic movie (and one of my personal favorites) The Outsiders. The Outsiders was of course based on the young adult novel of the same name by author S.E. Hinton. S.E. Hinton was a favorite […]
Here at SheHeroes we are proud to be a part of a new campaign put together by Inês Almeida founder of 7Wonderlicious. A Chain of Girl Goodness is working to mobilize many of out friends and fellow organizations in the world of empowering girls. Chain of Girl Goodness, as described from their Press Release, is: A coalition […]
Today I did something I rarely get the chance to do, I watched the Ellen show. I do love Ellen, but it’s on at awful time of day for me so I almost never get the chance. Today, I turned it on while I was doing some work around the house. I’m so glad I […]
I know, I know. I’m a little late to the Hunger Games party. It was only a few short weeks ago that I stumbled upon the first book in the series by Suzanne Collins and picked it up to read the back. In the back of my mind I remembered someone recommending it to me […]
“You can’t be what you can’t see.” – Marie Wilson The need for more positive role models for young girls is not exactly news to us here at SheHeroes. In fact, you could say that need is the biggest part of why SheHeroes came to be in the first place. Which is why when see studies […]
