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The Woman Who Changed The World

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Rosa Parks is a testament that it is small things that can change the world. As the NY Times said: "By remaining seated, she took a stand." But even more than "a stand, " her action, or refusal to get up from her seat to make room for whites, was a pivotal event in civil rights history. It thrust Rev. Martin Luther King, then 26 years old, into mounting a boycott that lasted more than year, and ended in the U.S.

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The Business of Art: Where are the Women?

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In the business of art, where are the women? That?s the question that struck me after visiting the The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), rebuilt and greatly expanded. in all its dramatic grandeur. My daughter Sara, was my noble companion on this expedition to a museum that has always inspired me. Sara recently graduated with a BFA from SVA, and holds her first ?

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Shake, Rattle the World

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I am very excited about doing the first Women?s Leadership Exchange Blog. You may ask, ?Why do a blog for Women?s Leadership Exchange?? Well, it is my opinion that no one out there is translating the events and the news of the day in a way that helps women business owners understand the impact they have on their businesses and on their lives. Another reason for the blog is that I have an opinion on everything and I?

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NYC Transit Strike: Could Women Do Better?

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The NYC Transit Strike is on and Women's Leadership Exchange is based in New York City - the Capital of the World. I say Capital of the World not because I'm an egomanic about WLE's home base, but because it's been said by many others in books, magazine articles, etc. How is it that the Capital of the World goes on strike? Most of us, who are based here, are still in shock.

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Network News Executives: Choose Your Weapon; Male for Female?

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It's Sunday night and like many of you, I just got around to reading Saturday's paper. Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, wrote an interesting commentary on the OP Ed pages of The New York Times, "Can Mommy Know Best?" Madonna's new album "Confessions on the Dance Floor" booms in the background of my home office, while I reread Dowd's piece about the biggest shock of December - that women suddenly are getting a second chance to prove that the nation will trust them a

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Another Big Day For Women: NYC Gets First Female First Deputy Mayor

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When Women's Leadership Exchange conferences are held around the country - Dallas, Chicago, Long Beach, Atlanta and New York City - we always invite the top city officials, to welcome our large crowd of from 600 - 800 successful women business owners. WLE Keyholders are female movers & shakers and their businesses are drivers of the economy in each region.

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It Hurts To Lose

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Losing is painful. The NY Yankees lost the American League division tonight and I am hurting. I am a woman first; a wife and mother second. A business owner third. And a NY Yankee fan fourth. I am a BIG Yankee Fan. I love watching them. They're cool, confident, warm, charismatic, sometimes intense. Recent years they haven't looked so good during the summer, but by the end of the season, they always pull it together and play like silk.until tonight when they lost to the LA Angels.

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