Heroines from the Past

Florence Nightingale Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became known while serving as a trainer of nurses during the Crimean…

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June 2019: Elisabeth Elliott

Elisabeth Elliott Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. Elisabeth Elliott is the wife of the late Jim Elliot, one of the four American missionaries who were killed by the Auca Indians in the jungles…

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April 2019: Jill Stanek

  Jill Stanek Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.   Over a decade ago, Jill was minding her own business, working as a nurse on the southwest side of Chicago. In a moment,…

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Operation Heartlift: Supporting Our Troops

For Years Changing Worldviews has supported our Troops and their familieswith events, care packages, etc. through Operation Heartlift. See our sister site for activites and outreaches supporting our Troops following September 11th attacks on our nation. The reports back from our Troops who are in harms way only validate how important it is for us…

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March 2019: Irena Sendler

  Irena Sendler Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.   Irena Sendler was born in Otwock, Poland, in 1910. When the Nazis invaded in 1939, Irena was a social worker and so had…

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February 2019: Rosemary Schindler Garlow

Rosemary Schindler Garlow Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. The niece of Oscar Schindler (of Schindler’s List ), the remarkable ‘Gentile’ man who outwitted Hitler and the Nazis to save more Jews from the gas…

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Of the Year: Phyllis Schlafly

  Phyllis Schlafly   Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. Personal Note from Sharon: I was so glad I was able to attend a Memorial program for Phyllis on October 1st put together by…

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September 2016: Anne Sullivan

    Ann Sullivan Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.   At a young age Anne Sullivan developed effective ways of teaching blind and deaf students, and is especially known as the teacher of Helen Keller. …

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August 2016: Abigail Smith Adams

    Abigail Smith Adams Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.   Abigail Smith Adams was the wife of John Adams, President of the United States. Born in Massachusetts to William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy in…

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July 2016: Harriet Tubman

  Harriet Tubman Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period.

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