well behaved women seldom make history by laurel thatcher ulrich

It's truly hard to put into words all she does and how she does it but, to me, she is a great example of an inspiring leader, an inspiring peer and an inspiring friend. “I would love to see Julia Chlarson recognized for Women’s History Month. She was my inspiration for everything I did because I always wanted to make her proud.”Ĭarol Elder, Medical Interior Design lead She always provided me and my family guidance and direction on doing the right thing and making our life better than hers. Katrisa Norwood, Equal Employment Opportunity specialist Here are some of the inspiring women who have shaped the lives of Huntsville Center’s extraordinary professionals: Let’s all bring these women to the forefront of our lives, this month and always, and share how they support, inspire, motivate and shape us all to be the individuals we are today and the nation we will be tomorrow. This month, as we honor the women of the past who have blazed the trail, we also honor the women in our lives who are determinedly marching further and further along this trail. And it is present in the faces of the men who are standing up and supporting these women who are securing our future. It is here, present and bold, in the determined, strong, fervent lives of our wives, sisters, mothers, daughters and granddaughters. But we don’t have to look back to find women who are pushing aside the boundaries and obstacles that have long confined women’s opportunities and abilities.Īnd we do not have to look far ahead to see the future of women’s equality. History has given us extraordinary women. The trail that was blazed by disobedient women is still being cleared today. That women who dare to be heard and dare to pursue accomplishment were considered to be disobedient is not just a part of history. The earliest evidence of a version of this phrase according to Quote Investigator appeared in an academic paper in the journal “American Quarterly” in 1976 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian whose approach to history has been described as a tribute to “the silent work of ordinary people.”

It has been attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, Anne Boleyn, Marylyn Monroe and, of course, Unknown. “Well-behaved women rarely make history,” is one of my most loved quotes. It has always fascinated me that what was considered well-behaved for women generally meant that they stayed unseen and silent. Yet there are women who refused to stand quietly. It’s now known that being unknown was often the only way a woman could have her words heard. Unknown has motivated and inspired people for centuries. Some of the best quotes are attributed to Unknown. A few words strung together in a simple sentence can elicit complex feeling, inspire us to accomplish great deeds and, at times, be downright revolutionary.

Well behaved women seldom make history by laurel thatcher ulrich