Here Women Talk
Here Women Talk was created in 2010 by founder, Kay Van Hoesen to give women from every background an opportunity to speak and to be heard. Her statement. “No Topic is Taboo” fueled enthusiasm and created an energy that has filled this Blogzine with some of the most interesting, varied, and unique content on the web. Here Women Talk is serious, edgy, funny, and entertaining. The group of contributors here have engaged in everything from creating their own radio network to helping to free a trafficked teen. The common thread of support for each other has united this group regardless of religion, politics, or sexual preference. You can be part of the energy that fuels HereWomenTalk.com by becoming a contributor. If you do not want to contribute, be sure to subscribe to receive updates of new engaging posts.
Abolition to Education: Stories of Victims Play Valuable Part in Battle Against Human Trafficking
Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great[i] did not invent slavery, but his conquest of the Slavonic peoples during the 10th century CE did produce the English term “slave,”[ii] which derived from the Latin term “sclavus.”[iii] The Latin language has also contributed a pair...
Life Lessons from my Dog Sadie (Old Dogs AND People Really Can Learn New Tricks)
This morning as I walked our dog Sadie, I focused on her the entire time. (Well, I paid attention to cars and such! LOL) She was so happy walking along, smelling and smiling. When she came to a spot where some of her friends left their "hug”, she stopped, added her...
A Beautiful Thought for the Day
"My life is but a weaving, between my God and me. I do not choose the colors, He worketh steadily. Oftimes He weaveth sorrow, and I, in foolish pride, Forget He sees the upper, and I, the underside. Not til the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly, Will God...
A Love Letter for a Fellow Traveler
A Love Letter for a Fellow Traveler A couple of weeks ago, I was cruising around Scandinavia on the Italian ship MSC Poesia when I met a brilliant and charming Swiss man, a table mate at dinner named Egon who had booked passage on the ship for a year. Our connection...
98 Year Old Woman Earns 10th Degree Black Belt
Don't ever let 'em tell you you're too old. Where do you see yourself when you're 80, 90, 100? This 98-year-old woman in San Francisco, Sensei Keiko Fukuda, just earned the 10th degree black belt, awarded to her on July 28, 2011, and she still teaches Judo three...
A Couple of Vegan Virgins are out there in the world. Be gentle with us. THE LAST DAY
Well we did it. 5 days as vegans and we are still standing. So would you try it? For 5 days? Read on and see why you can do it. Day Five: elizabeth I am not going vegan. Not yet. I am going to do my best to get back to my vegetarian roots. I am going to make changes...
A Couple of Vegan Virgins are out there in the world. Be gentle with us. Day FOUR.
We have one more day to go as vegans. How will it end? Day Four elizabeth: I applaud Charlene for taking on the high cost of gas in Day Three’s blog. Oh, wait. It wasn’t that kind of gas. The other gas. Well, just to clear the air (insert groan and face west) I have...
A Couple of Vegan Virgins are out there in the world. Be gentle with us. Day THREE.
It's days like this that I am glad that Charlene and I live on opposite coasts. Read on to find out why. Day 3: elizabeth: I am not sleeping well – is it be the plight of innocent animals that is keeping me awake or is it a bit of indigestion from that damn veggie...
