Educated: A Memoir, a bestselling autobiography by Tara Westover, chronicles the author’s difficult journey out of a survivalist family in rural Idaho. Tara had no formal schooling as a child, but went on to achieve university and post graduate degrees.
Tara’s family was almost completely...
Being stuck indoors leaves a lot to be desired, especially during these long, cold winter nights. But in saying that, there’s so much that I still have access to in terms of resources, education and support. Since moving to Scotland I have noticed that in most, if not all, public female toilet areas, there...
Research by the National Women’s History Museum shows that out of 737 historical figures taught in K-12 curriculum standards in every state, only 178, or 24%, are women, including several fictional characters such as Rosie the Riveter. Only one state standard includes 98 of the women; only 15 are taught in more than 10...
February 11 was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and Technology – a day where we not only celebrate the women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), but also try to encourage the next generation of tech-driven females.
In this article I want to specifically focus on the aviation industry. This...
Susan James (Jessie) Rodell
December 8, 1945 – January 18, 2021
Recenty, the sad news reached many of us that Jessie had passed away after months, if not years, fighting cancer. We, as AWC members (or former members) have wonderful memories of Jessie’s active years at the AWC of The Hague, as...
