Thoughts On The Beginning Of Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month.

Nowadays, the fact that women have accomplishments and responsibilities outside of the traditional female sphere seems normal. But the reality is that it was not too long ago that women had no rights and had to fight for even the most basic of rights that men take for granted. The 19th Amendment was only ratified in 1920.

Don’t get me wrong, our accomplishments in only a few generations are nothing short of breathtaking. When our fore mothers were simply fighting for the right to vote and have a voice in their government, they might not have foreseen the snowball effect of wanting to vote. The educational and professional opportunities that were once closed to us are now ours for the taking. We can choose if and when we marry and have children.  Our lives are our own.

But even with all of that, there are still many battles to fight:

• Equal pay for equal work.
• Safety from sexual violence, at home, on the street and at work.
• Easy access to safe and reliable birth control.

This war is not over and will not be over until women are seen and treated as equals to men. While that day has not come yet, it will come. We just have to keep working and fighting for it.

 

 

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Flashback Friday-Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was one of the most devastating natural disasters of recent memory. It is estimated that about a quarter of a million people died in fourteen countries.

The 2006 television movie, Tsunami: The Aftermath, is the story of a diverse group of Tsunami survivors whose lives are forever transformed by the experience. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Gina McKee and Chiwetel Ejiofor, as three of the survivors, this television movie is about the will to survive against all odds.

Tales of survival after a natural disaster are nothing new. These stories have been told by human beings since the dawn of time. But what makes this story stand out how each of the character’s go on a different journey, but somehow, their experiences find ways of coming together.

I recommend it.