by Jill Tietjen | Feb 2, 2010 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
The first definition in the dictionary states that love is a strong affection or devotion for another person. The second 
definition relates to a strong liking or interest – a passion – in something. All of the women profiled in our book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America demonstrated passion for something, as well as the determination and persistence to see that this ― something got accomplished. Passion is also one of the key leadership traits emphasized by the Women‘s Vision Foundation. Although expressed in that context as leading from the head, heart and gut, the meaning is the same. It takes passion for a leader to be successful. Two women who immediately come to mind as exemplifying passion, or love, for their cause, are Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts, and Mary Lyon, whose vision for an educational institution resulted in the establishment of Mount Holyoke College.
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by Jill Tietjen | Feb 1, 2010 | In The News, Newsletters
We are pleased to announce the availability of a number of varied education resources on our web site. We have designed and developed these FREE resources to encourage more interactivity with our book. What better way to get to know some of the 850 plus women in the book, than to give a slide show on their lives, do some fun flash card checking and expand your knowledge of these wonderful women?
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by Jill Tietjen | Jan 1, 2010 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
As authors of Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America, we truly welcome the opportunity to tell 
you more about the women on whose shoulders we all stand. Each month our plan is to highlight and profile women from our book—women who have made a difference! Throughout our country’s history, women have made contributions in the sciences, in the arts, in sports, in politics, in business, in medicine, in fact, across every field of endeavor. Women’s accomplishments to our country’s history will no longer be minimized, forgotten and/or ignored. We will highlight women across a wide spectrum of accomplishments and topics and weave their stories into the history with which we are far more familiar.
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by Jill Tietjen | Dec 1, 2009 | In The News, Newsletters
Choosing a topic for this month’s newsletter was not a struggle at all! For, in a season of joy, we have two joyous occasions to celebrate. First, we are pleased to announce that once again, for the fifth time Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America made the non-fiction best seller list! Thanks to all of you for making this happen. Keep buying our book; you do know it makes a GREAT holiday gift, don’t you?
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by Jill Tietjen | Apr 27, 2009 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
Authors of Her Story are Women of the Month for Kalon Magazine!
I would like to introduce you to our May Kalon Women of the Month, Charlotte Waisman and Jill Tietjen. Together, these remarkable women have put together a book that all of you will not only want to purchase but will treasure for years!
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by Jill Tietjen | Mar 1, 2009 | In The News, Publications
Her story raved about in Society of Women Engineers Spring issue!
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