Celebrate femme futures
“There are women I have never met but who are recorded in the pages of history and whose lives and struggles inspire me and thousands of other working women to keep putting one foot in front of another every day.”
One idea to keep it slow and simple… celebrate femme futures
Are you a movie lover? A book worm? A foodie, a runner, a fungi enthusiast? There’s a femme future there. Here at the tail end of Women’s History Month, we can dip into the history of women in the fields we follow and let it spur us to dream of fabulous futures for everyone.
In our latest blog, we outline how women-owned businesses are more likely to be equitable, inclusive and sustainable. We suspect that holds true in many fields. When we invite in women with all of their identities, we necessarily change what it possible for young people—the girls who see possibilities, the boys who see women as strong leaders, and all who see someone like them doing what they love.
Take a slow dive into the femme history of your favorite things. You may find the woman who invented coffee filters or the first female who ran the Boston marathon (and just about got tackled for it). And when you learn about the firsts and see where we are today, let is inspire you to dream of a future even more equitable, sustainable and inclusive. We can bring it about, starting today.
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Need some femmespiration? Here’s 100 cool women from history.
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