by Jill Tietjen | Jul 1, 2010 | In The News, Newsletters
It was a short 162 years ago when a small group of women and men met to discuss what was then considered a most radical idea: that women should have the right to vote. It was in 1848 and their work launched what would turn out to be a 72-year fight for suffrage.
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by Jill Tietjen | Jun 10, 2010 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
In the United States, June means summertime. School is over. For many of us it is time to pack the family into the
minivan (or go to the airport) and see America! Of course, it wasn’t always this easy to travel around our great country. Join us as we describe some of the women travelers and explorers profiled in Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America
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by Jill Tietjen | Jun 1, 2010 | In The News, Newsletters
In our newsletter this month, we want to identify and celebrate some of the many women who have military connections. For June, of course, comes right after our celebration of Memorial Day on the very last day of May. The holiday honors citizens who have served in our military, many of whom have died while in service to our country’ liberty.
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by Jill Tietjen | May 10, 2010 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
In May of each year, on one day, most of us take some time to celebrate our mothers. It would be nice to celebrate
the women who gave birth to us, the women who nurtured us through many of life‘s ups and down and the women who made sacrifices for us so that we could live our dreams EVERY day, but our busy lives generally preclude that option. One special day and its celebration is a declaration of the importance of motherhood!
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by Jill Tietjen | Apr 10, 2010 | In The News, Kalon Women Magazine
Do you have new and creative ideas you wish to develop as a business? Or are you already a business entrepreneur? Then you are following in
the footsteps of many women before you who both developed new business concepts and contributed significantly to the strength of American businesses throughout U.S. history. In this month’s column, we’ll acquaint you with some of the women entrepreneurs who changed the “Her Story” of business in our country.
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by Jill Tietjen | Apr 1, 2010 | In The News, Newsletters
A Look at Women Then And Now. The month of April brings a serious task to most Americans: organizing, compiling and completing the forms that identify our federal and state tax obligations. As you prepare your tax forms, think back to women in the 1800s and before, who had no money of their own and weren’t allowed to even inherit money or property from their husbands. In fact, at the time of the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, married women WERE their husband’s property!
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