Movers & Makers
In 2004, Vanessa Echols was awakened to a realization that she would make a big difference in people’s lives. She realized that God had something very special planned for her life when the WFTV Channel 9 News anchor was diagnosed with stage II ... Read More
Her Living (NE) August/September 2011
Said Gene of his chicken salad recipe: “This chicken salad recipe is a light and refreshing alternative to traditional chicken salad with a spicy difference that is just right and a variety of textures that are like a party in your mouth. It ca ... Read More
Her Living (NE) August/September 2011
Erica Bryant, 32, from Omaha, is like many other young mothers –marveling at how her life has changed since having children, beaming with pride talking up her kids’ accomplishments and talents. Her sunny disposition belies her reality: ca ... Read More
Her Living (NE) February/March 2012
Attend any Creighton men’s basketball game and you will no doubt see proud wife and mother Theresa McDermott, 46 in the stands cheering on the hometown Bluejays. Her connection to the CU team, currently ranked in the NCAA Top 25 and drawing att ... Read More
Her Living (NE) February/March 2012
"I’ve always loved hands,” says Jacqueline Kluver. She holds out her own, which are soft and strong. “I think of them as tools—these have done the tender task of diapering a baby to the work of digging a garden. Hands alw ... Read More
Vermont Woman (VT) Nov-Dec 2011
The great feminist Andrea Dworkin put it this way in 1981. “Money speaks,” she said, “but it speaks in a male voice.” We know this better than ever since 2008. As the financial fog begins to lift on the fraud and gobbledygook ... Read More
Forsyth Woman Magazine (NC) Jan 2012
When Patricia Pike, founder and President of The Brook Women’s Hope Center found herself an unexpected widow and mother to two young boys, she needed someone to listen and a sanctuary – a place where she could go and let her guard down, a ... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) December 2011
In 1913, a young Irish immigrant by the name of Father Edward Flanagan came to Omaha to serve as a priest at St. Patrick’s parish. Discouraged by the number of homeless men he witnessed living on the Omaha streets, Father Flanagan opened a series o ... Read More
Rochester Women Magazine (MN) 2007
Educating Local Immigrant Women on Breast CancerBy Penny Marshall Hawthorne Education Center, a local adult and family literacy facility, helps more than 3,000 students a year, 75 percent of which are non-caucasian. It also houses a medical clinic, s ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME)
A lifelong Westbrook resident, Pat Gallant- Charette, 57, trained for three years to be the first grandmother in Maine to complete the 20.7-mile swim of the English Channel, from England to France. Gallant-Charette, who works as a registered nurse at ... Read More
Forsyth Woman Magazine (NC) May 2009
Being diagnosed with cancer once is bad enough, but twice in ten years would leave anyone feeling defeated and asking many questions. But Karen Robins, a two-time cancer survivor, is anything but defeated. Robins was diagnosed in 1997 with cancer in ... Read More
Northwest Woman Magazine (WA) november 2011
As a kid growing up in Hungary I was lucky to "have stumbled upon" worthy activities or get involved in exciting art events by chance. I never had a clear drive or a vision in the pre-teenage years where I was headed. I was not precocious, ... Read More
Vermont Woman (VT) Nov-Dec 2011
The great feminist Andrea Dworkin put it this way in 1981. “Money speaks,” she said, “but it speaks in a male voice.” We know this better than ever since 2008. As the financial fog begins to lift on the fraud and gobbledygook ... Read More
Vermont Woman (VT)
Katherine Bramhall runs her own international disaster relief organization, works as a midwife, travels from Vermont to Bali twice a year to provide midwifery services to women who have no access to them, launches successful campaigns to supply famil ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME)
Bringing business, arts together
Marketing strategist. Community arts promoter. Art museum manager. These are just some of the titles Jean Maginnis of South Portland has held over the years in a career that has spanned both business and the arts.
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Rochester Women Magazine (MN) 2008
From the Quirky to the Significant
By Amy Brase
We’re 50 issues old at Rochester Women magazine! If there’s one wonderful thing about aging, other than growing wiser, it’s the excuse to celebrate. In honor of the women who make th ... Read More
Vermont Woman (VT) Nov-Dec 2011
The great feminist Andrea Dworkin put it this way in 1981. “Money speaks,” she said, “but it speaks in a male voice.” We know this better than ever since 2008. As the financial fog begins to lift on the fraud and gobbledygook ... Read More
Minnesota Women's Press (MN) Dec 2011
At this time last year, Kimberia Sherva seemed a fairly typical suburban mom: juggling a job, college courses, a partner and her two sons’ packed schedules. She was unaware that she’d soon be part of a worldwide movement to speak out agai ... Read More
Northwest Woman Magazine (WA) november 2011
As a kid growing up in Hungary I was lucky to "have stumbled upon" worthy activities or get involved in exciting art events by chance. I never had a clear drive or a vision in the pre-teenage years where I was headed. I was not precocious, ... Read More
In 2004, Vanessa Echols was awakened to a realization that she would make a big difference in people’s lives. She realized that God had something very special planned for her life when the WFTV Channel 9 News anchor was diagnosed with stage II ... Read More
Forsyth Woman Magazine (NC) Jan 2012
When Patricia Pike, founder and President of The Brook Women’s Hope Center found herself an unexpected widow and mother to two young boys, she needed someone to listen and a sanctuary – a place where she could go and let her guard down, a ... Read More
Her Living (NE) October/November 2011
Tracy Madden-McMahon built her career on telling stories as an anchor and reporter. Her ability to convey the news clearly and build rapport with the audience made her a well-established television personality.
A Wheaton, Ill., native, she spent 18 ... Read More
South Carolina Woman Magazine (SC) Nov 2011
Have you ever gone through an event in your life that just totally knocked you off your feet? We all experienced the shock of September 11th, 2001. If you were like me, that day’s events brought a sense of total helplessness and fea ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME)
Bringing business, arts together
Marketing strategist. Community arts promoter. Art museum manager. These are just some of the titles Jean Maginnis of South Portland has held over the years in a career that has spanned both business and the arts.
N ... Read More