{Greta the Good}

It began when Greta Thunberg wrote an essay on climate change in May 2018 that was published in a Swedish newspaper...read about her brave adventure since then, including, at the age of 16, addressing the United Nations Climate Action Summit...and how she handled being criticized by narrow-minded adults, even the president of the United States...then became Time magazine's 2019 "Person of the Year."

And now Hulu is presenting a documentary about Greta!

Read what Vanity Fair said about its perfect timing....and why Vogue said "why we can't wait for the Greta Thunberg Hulu documentary".... Thank you, Greta!!

{Honoring Pink Pussies!}

 

Quote from Jane Austen

The Force is with us...and Eleanor too!

{Sisterly Advice}

"Explore your passions. Learn who you are. Make mistakes—you are allowed to."
This is some of the advice Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush, twin daughters of former president George W. Bush, shared in a recent letter to Malia and Sasha Obama as they get ready to leave the White House.

First published in Time magazine, the sisterly advice shares love and compassion beyond politics. Click on the Huffington Post to see Jenna and Barbara reading the letter with images from both the Bush and Obama White House years.

{Kickass Princess}

Eliana Dockterman's article in Time this week, "Carrie Fisher Played the First Truly Kickass Princess," shared: "Fisher's portrayal of Princess Leia in Star Wars rewrote the trope about princesses in pop culture."

However, Carrie is quoted in an interview in Rolling Stone about the "flaws" of the character—or more specifically, the flaws in the creators' portrayal of feminine strength.

“The only way they knew to make the character strong was to make her angry,” she said in an interview with Rolling Stone shortly before Return of the Jedi premiered in 1983. “In Return of the Jedi, she gets to be more feminine, more supportive, more affectionate. But let’s not forget that these movies are basically boys’ fantasies. So the other way they made her more female in this one was to have her take off her clothes.”

"By playing Leia the way she did and by speaking openly about the troubled trope," the article explained, "Fisher upended notions of what a princess could or should be. Studios began to figure out that there could be other types of female protagonists....

Read on....

{Powerful Women}

Female economic empowerment is not just a matter of social responsibility, speakers said at the Fortune-TIME Global Forum in Rome earlier this month....but they explained "Why Powerful Women are Good for the World Economy." Read Nancy Gibbs article in Time magazine...and please share....

{She Should Run}

"More Than 4,500 Women Have Signed Up to Run For Office Since the Election" through the She Should Run organization, reported Mahita Gajanan for Time magazine.
One woman who decided to run said: "The election was a kick in the pants that I had to step up and be more involved."
She Should Run is an organization that trains women for public leadership roles.
Read on....

{We Stick Up for the Vulnerable}

J. K. Rowling's post-election tweet: "We stand together. We stick up for the vulnerable. We challenge bigots. We don't let hate speech become normalized. We hold the line." Sarah Begley's article in Time magazine, Why Donald Trump's Election Makes J. K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts Even More Timely, shares that Rowling revealed the plot of this book, now a film, was "'actually inspired by the newfound popularity of leaders like Trump.'" Read on....

{Respond With Courage and Kindness}

Melissa Chan writes for Time magazine on November 16, 2016: "Michelle Obama Has Repeatedly Faced Racism as First Lady. Here's How She Responded." 
"Over the years, folks have used plenty of interesting words to describe me," Mrs. Obama shares. Continue reading how she learned to graciously tackle such hate....