I am reliably informed (Facebook told me) that today is International Women's Day. I'm all for equality, don't get me wrong but this led me to think, is there an International Men's Day. And there is! Yay!
Now I can happily celebrate women, knowing that in November I can celebrate men (and I lurve men!!). So, here's to peace, liberty and justice to all. No. Wait, that's not right. Here's to women having the same power as men - in the playground, at work and in society in general. May we raise strong women who believe that their opinion matters. May they find their passion, follow their dreams and live in safety.
Here's in celebration of all the great women who have brought us so much - Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Mary Wollstonecraft, Margaret Fuller, Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Blackwell, Harriet Tubman, Amelia Earhart, Maya Angelou, Millicent Fawcett, Helen Keller, Coco Chanel, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eva Peron, Audrey Hepburn (for UNICEF not acting), Germaine Greer, Jane Goodall, Odette Sansom and Indira Gandhi. The world would be a very different place without these influential women who have graced the earth and fought for equal rights, made scientific breakthroughs, spread joy and generally made our lives better for having existed. Cheers!
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