tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12267993319577823542012-02-15T23:52:02.085-08:00Ah...women. We are marvelous creatures aren`t we? We are smart, determined, inventive, strong and able to do anything we put our minds to. The Things Women Do is a blog dedicated to showcasing the strength and achievements of women everywhere.lannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988950769915721782noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226799331957782354.post-2619796288011870732008-11-22T07:01:00.001-08:002008-11-22T07:12:37.417-08:00

Best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908, Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton P.E.I in 1874. In 1895 and 1896 she studied literature at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she earned a teaching degree. Upon leaving Dalhousie, Montgomery worked as a teacher in various island schools. As well, beginning in 1897

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Mia is widely recognized as the best all-around female soccer player in the world. - Youngest woman (at age 15) ever to play with the U.S. National Team (1987)- Won 4 NCAA championships with the University of North Carolina (1989, 1990, 1992, & 1993) - Named to NCAA All-Tournament Team (1989 & 1990) - All-American and ACC Player of the Year (1990, 1992, & 1993) - Led the

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"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." —Louisa May Alcott

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Perhaps my favorite television program growing up was Little House on the Prairie. The series was taken from a series of children`s books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Since the initial publication of "Little House in the Big Woods" in 1931, the books have been continually in print, and remain in print today around the world, and have been translated into 40 different languages. Her books

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With an impoverished upbringing, a devoted yet troubled marriage, chronic illness and exhaustion due to her hectic pace, and several tragedies through the years, Loretta`s own life was what good country songs are made of. In fact her own life often provided the subject matter for her popular tunes. Her best-selling 1976 autobiography Coal Miner`s Daughter was an Oscar Winning film starring

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