“You don't master your fear.
You're not able to say, 'I'm not
going to be scared.' But what
you can do is say, 'OK, I'm
very very scared, but I have
to do this and this and this.'”
–Ingrid Betancourt,
Columbian politician held
hostage by a guerilla
group for over 6 years_________________________
WOW2 is a four-times-a-month sister blog to This Week in the War on Women. This edition covers stories from December 24 through December 31, and it is the last post for 2022.
Next week, there will be a special WOW2 announcement for New Years’ 2023. The next installment of WOW2 will be on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
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“From our research experience in discovering
artemisinin, we learned the strengths of both
Chinese and Western medicine. There is great
potential for future advances if these strengths
can be fully integrated.”
–Tu Youyou,
Chinese pharmaceutical chemist who
discovered extracts from plants now
sed to treat malaria, and have the
potential to treat some cancers
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¨The better we feel about ourselves
the fewer times we have to knock
somebody else down to fall.¨
–Odetta, African-American
singer-songwriter and
civil rights activist
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The purpose of WOW2 is to learn about and honor women of achievement, including many who’ve been ignored or marginalized in most of the history books, and to mark moments in women’s history. It also serves as a reference archive of women’s history.
These trailblazers have a lot to teach us about persistence in the face of overwhelming odds. I hope you will find reclaiming our past as much of an inspiration as I do.
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