Thank you for all the great comments and outpouring of support and enthusiasm for the blog posts in celebration of Women's History Month and for Hillary's historic candidacy! Today, we are featuring blogs from two leaders in the women's community who empower women everyday in their efforts on behalf of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum and the National Congress of Black Women.
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Audrey Shepperd, President of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
PhotoWatching a woman at the forefront of national politics and on the verge of the presidency, it is sometimes easy to forget how hard and how long women fought just to earn the right to vote. I'm lucky, I am reminded every day of that struggle - within steps of my office hang the suffrage banners carried by women picketing and women in parades, scrapbook photos of them awaiting word on the final vote to ratify the 19th amendment, newsletters and press clippings publicizing the cause.
Not every woman can be so lucky - after all, I am President of a women's history museum - but we cannot forget that our grandmothers knew a time when true democracy was reserved only for their husbands. There are still women alive today - I've met them in my work and I know Hillary has met them on the campaign trail - who were born before women won access to the ballot box.
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth and so many other brave women began standing up for women's rights in 1848, but it took roughly 70 years before women won national suffrage. By the time the 19th Amendment was passed, the first generation of history-makers had passed the torch to a new generation of women. They, in turn, passed the torch to women who fought for equality not just on election day, but every day - in their schools, in the workplace - for equal pay, equal rights, and equal access.
Now, they have passed that torch to us. Our campaign will not last nearly as long, but it is no less important. We can look forward to next November for the day Hillary will make history, and will carry us into a new era of women's leadership.
As voluntary president of the historic National Woman's Party, I have long looked forward to such a day. Over the past few months, I have phoned, knocked on doors, and traveled out of state talking about this opportunity with everyone I know. This election is our challenge, and when I think about all the hopes and hard work put forth by all the women who came before us, I will not hesitate to continue to put all of my energy into this campaign.
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Michelle Battle, Chief Operating Officer of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc.
PhotoHundreds of thousands of American citizens recognize the unique leadership qualities found in Senator Hillary Clinton and work tirelessly to ensure that she will become the next President of the United States of America. I am honored and proud to support the historic campaign of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for President of the United States of America! Senator Clinton's campaign is an inspiration to under-represented people all over America. She brings hope and power to hundreds of thousands of citizens who have been disenfranchised from achieving the American dream.
As I reflect on the life and legacies of a few American heroines - Sojourner Truth, Shirley Chisholm and C. DeLores Tucker - I am reminded of Senator Clinton's devotion to duty. She worked relentlessly on behalf of the late Dr. C. DeLores Tucker to assist in the National Congress of Black Women's quest to place a bust of Sojourner Truth in the United States Capitol. The landmark Sojourner Truth legislation required Senator Clinton to work across the aisle to ensure that her colleagues understood the monumental value of embracing the contributions of a former enslaved African American woman whose courage is woven into the fabric of our democracy, and showcasing it for the sightseeing world to see. Sen. Clinton worked diligently year after year until the Sojourner Truth bill was passed, without media attention but with her full intention to fulfill her commitment to us.
Hillary Clinton makes history every day as she continues her campaign for the U.S. presidency. She is standing on the shoulders of Sojourner Truth, who confronted presidents to advocate for women's rights; she is standing on the shoulders of Shirley Chisholm who empowered young women from across the country to play major roles in her campaign; she is standing on the shoulders of her friend and colleague, Dr. C. DeLores Tucker who broke barriers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by becoming the first woman and African American to become Secretary of State. Senator Clinton's foundation to serve as President of the United States of America is solid and strong, as is her conviction and ability to provide solutions for America's problems - beginning NOW!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
一枝独放的清莲 叹服于李清照的个性美 (转帖)
"风住尘香花已尽，日晚倦梳头。物是人非事事休，欲语泪先流。闻说双溪春尚好，也拟泛轻舟。只恐双溪舴艋舟，载不动，许多愁。 "
闲来无事，总爱把读词史。一部词史，浩瀚无穷，沉醉其中，每到妙处拍案叫绝。众多名家中，我独钟情于她―――在这男人统词天下的史册中，以一部词论奠定其 词坛的地位，以众多婉细腻精致的词自成体系自成风格形成婉约派之宗的李清照。柔润，润到称绝，凄美，美到无比。走近李清照你更会为她的个性之美所叹服。她 的美丽没有随着岁月而流逝，反而穿越了近千年的时光更加熠熠生辉。李清照，一个浓缩着千年美丽而又带着社会烙印之悲哀的女人慢慢的向我们走来。。。。。。
常記溪亭日暮，沈醉不知歸路。興盡晚回舟，誤入藕花深處。爭渡，爭渡，驚起一灘鷗鷺。
那个快乐的十七岁少女就这样在我的眼前出现了，一位大家闺秀，外出醉酒忘归，快乐中误入荷塘深处，没有慌乱没有紧张，而是放眼看那一滩的 鸥鹭惊起。多么美丽的一幅醉美人之图，多么开心快乐的一位少女。这种开朗与活泼的良好性格与她良好的家世密不可分。父亲李格非是一个有名的学者。颇受唐宋 八大家中苏轼的赏识，李清照的母亲王氏，也善于写文章。这样的家世对她日后奠定词坛的地位起了重要的作用。不仅仅如此，父母在培养她的个性上也起到了很大 的作用。仅从这首诗上就能窥见一斑，大家闺秀，在外醉而晚归，如果是现代的孩子们她会担心回家受父母们的训斥而沮丧，哪还有快乐的心情，快乐的心境呢？整 个词中透露出的是一种欢快与开朗的心情，父母对她天真直率个性的培养为她日后敢于做一个真我敢于反抗封建礼教奠定了坚实的基础。
李清照又是幸福的，在那个婚姻包办的封建社会，她幸运的找到了一个自己满意的伴侣。
蹴罢秋千，起来慵整纤纤手。露浓花瘦，薄汗轻衣透。
见有人来，袜铲金钗溜，和羞走。倚门回首，却把青梅嗅。
这应该是她和日后的夫婿的第一次见面吧，一个露浓花瘦的春末，玩罢秋千的她，娇汗淋漓间，突然家里来了贵客，匆忙之间含羞而跑，进门之前却又忍不住要回头把那心上的人儿一看，这一看是不是早已醉了，情定三生。
卖花担上，买得一枝春欲放。泪染轻匀，犹带彤霞晓露痕。
怕郎猜道，奴面不如花面好。云鬓斜簪，徒要教郎比并看。
这首词更是写得妙趣横生，意境旖旎无限。清照爱梅，也常常用梅而自喻。在卖花担上，买得一枝带露而含苞欲放的梅花，喜不自禁。幸福中的女 人又是心眼最多的，她偏要将梅斜插发鬓，让夫婿比一比谁最好看。不是不信任，而是自信于自己的美丽，活脱脱地道出一个娇媚无比的新娘子的形象。赵明诚的文 而雅，二人的志趣相投使她拥有了一份幸福的婚姻生活，对女人来说还有什么比这更幸福的呢？
不，李清照的美还不仅仅是这些，她的美还体现在她的人格之美上。
宋王朝经过167年“清明上河图”式的和平繁荣之后，天降煞星，金人南下，赵宋王朝于公元1127年匆匆南逃，开始了中国历史上国家民族 极屈辱的一页。南渡第二年，赵明诚被任为京城建康的知府，不想就在这时发生了一件国耻又蒙家羞的事。一天深夜，城里发生叛乱，身为地方长的赵明诚不是身先 士卒指挥战乱，而是偷偷用绳子缒城逃走。事定之后，他被朝廷撤职。赵被撤职后夫妇二人继续沿长江而上向江西方向流亡，当行至乌江镇时，李清照得知这就是当 年项羽兵败自刎之处，不觉心潮起伏，面对浩浩江面，吟下了这首千古绝唱：
生当作人杰，死亦为鬼雄。至今思项羽，不肯过江东。
铿锵有力，掷地有声。这不是一般意义上词汇的罗列，她是人格的凝聚，是精神底气的提炼，它不只是对丈夫的为丈夫临阵脱逃而羞愧与责备，更是借诗讽喻当朝南宋政府妥协逃跑不抗争的无能。这份刚韧之坚，气势之大，敢问世间须眉几人可以匹敌？
然而在那个战乱四起的时代里，在哪个以男权为主宰的社会里她又是悲哀的：
在她四十五岁的大好年华时，赵明诚因病而亡，曾经美满的幸福如花而逝，带给她的痛苦是可想而知的。爱是女人一生的幸福，峰火年代，孤苦无依的奔波让她做了一个勇敢的决定，那就是再嫁张汝舟。
本以为这第二次的婚姻能带给她幸福的晚年，谁知，婚后不久，张就撕下了他文人的面目，想要霸占她身边的文物。在张看来，你既嫁我，你的身 体连同你的一切都归我所有，为我支配，你还会有什么独立的追求？志向情趣大异，同床异梦无异于心死。曾经沧海难为水，心存高洁不低头。仅仅结婚三月她毅然 决定离婚。
何等的刚烈之人，宁可坐牢也不肯与“驵侩”之人为伴。今天的离婚似乎已不再有任何压力，而在当时的宋代，一个女人，尤其是一个名女人的再 婚又离婚该要付出多么大的勇气与顶住多么大的压力。想像着她站在庭上的大无畏你不得不为她而拍手称快。再读这段史料，真不敢相信是发生在近千年以前宋代的 事，倒像是一个“五四”时代反封建的新女性。
何等的悲哀，李清照，在当时和事后的许多记载李清照的史书中都是一面肯定她的才华，同时又无不以“不终晚节”、“无检操”、“晚节流荡无归”记之。女人在这个强权的男性社会里岂能有自我个性的张扬。
爱情之花就在这一闪的瞬间中破灭了，此后的慢长岁月国破家亡，清照也踏上了南逃的队伍。
风住尘香花已尽，日晚倦梳头。物是人非事事休，欲语泪先流。闻说双溪春尚好，也拟泛轻舟。只恐双溪舴艋舟，载不动，许多愁。
李清照这时的愁早已不是“一种相思，两处闲愁”的家愁、情愁，现在国已破，家已亡，这愁就是一条船也载不动啊。
情愁国愁还有内心深处那份无法比拟的孤独，空有满腹才气诗学，报国无门，情无所托，才学无用，到头来又有何人能解，只有看着满地的黄花吟出这首浓缩了她一生和全身心痛楚的，也确立了她在中国文学史上地位的《声声慢》：
寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚。乍暖还寒时候，最难将息。三杯两盏淡酒，怎敌它，晚来风急。雁过也，正伤心，却是旧时相识。满地黄花堆积，憔悴损，如今有谁堪摘。守着窗儿，独自怎生得黑。梧桐更兼细雨，到黄昏，点点滴滴。这次第，怎一个愁字了得！
是的，她的国愁、家愁、情愁，还有学业之愁，怎一个愁字了得！
郑振铎在《中国文学史》中评价说：“她是独创一格的，她是独立于一群词人之中的。她不受别的词人的什么影响，别的词人也似乎受不到她的影 响。她是太高绝一时了，庸才作家是绝不能追得上的。无数的词人诗人，写着无数的离情闺怨的诗词；他们一大半是代女主人翁立言的，这一切的诗词，在清照之 前，直如粪土似的无可评价。”
歌哉，李清照！你为世人所敬仰当之无愧，我敬仰李清照的不仅仅是这些流芳千世的诗词，更是敬重她人品如词品的东方女性之美，她是向封建礼 教宣战的战士，她是一枝独放的清莲，在哪个污浊的社会里以自己的方式杼写着一个女人的美，在这历史的舞台上她已将中华女性之美演绎到了极处。缱绻柔情的女 人，沉浮兴衰的沧桑，品读李清照，走近李清照，你也会才下眉头却上心头！
闲来无事，总爱把读词史。一部词史，浩瀚无穷，沉醉其中，每到妙处拍案叫绝。众多名家中，我独钟情于她―――在这男人统词天下的史册中，以一部词论奠定其 词坛的地位，以众多婉细腻精致的词自成体系自成风格形成婉约派之宗的李清照。柔润，润到称绝，凄美，美到无比。走近李清照你更会为她的个性之美所叹服。她 的美丽没有随着岁月而流逝，反而穿越了近千年的时光更加熠熠生辉。李清照，一个浓缩着千年美丽而又带着社会烙印之悲哀的女人慢慢的向我们走来。。。。。。
常記溪亭日暮，沈醉不知歸路。興盡晚回舟，誤入藕花深處。爭渡，爭渡，驚起一灘鷗鷺。
那个快乐的十七岁少女就这样在我的眼前出现了，一位大家闺秀，外出醉酒忘归，快乐中误入荷塘深处，没有慌乱没有紧张，而是放眼看那一滩的 鸥鹭惊起。多么美丽的一幅醉美人之图，多么开心快乐的一位少女。这种开朗与活泼的良好性格与她良好的家世密不可分。父亲李格非是一个有名的学者。颇受唐宋 八大家中苏轼的赏识，李清照的母亲王氏，也善于写文章。这样的家世对她日后奠定词坛的地位起了重要的作用。不仅仅如此，父母在培养她的个性上也起到了很大 的作用。仅从这首诗上就能窥见一斑，大家闺秀，在外醉而晚归，如果是现代的孩子们她会担心回家受父母们的训斥而沮丧，哪还有快乐的心情，快乐的心境呢？整 个词中透露出的是一种欢快与开朗的心情，父母对她天真直率个性的培养为她日后敢于做一个真我敢于反抗封建礼教奠定了坚实的基础。
李清照又是幸福的，在那个婚姻包办的封建社会，她幸运的找到了一个自己满意的伴侣。
蹴罢秋千，起来慵整纤纤手。露浓花瘦，薄汗轻衣透。
见有人来，袜铲金钗溜，和羞走。倚门回首，却把青梅嗅。
这应该是她和日后的夫婿的第一次见面吧，一个露浓花瘦的春末，玩罢秋千的她，娇汗淋漓间，突然家里来了贵客，匆忙之间含羞而跑，进门之前却又忍不住要回头把那心上的人儿一看，这一看是不是早已醉了，情定三生。
卖花担上，买得一枝春欲放。泪染轻匀，犹带彤霞晓露痕。
怕郎猜道，奴面不如花面好。云鬓斜簪，徒要教郎比并看。
这首词更是写得妙趣横生，意境旖旎无限。清照爱梅，也常常用梅而自喻。在卖花担上，买得一枝带露而含苞欲放的梅花，喜不自禁。幸福中的女 人又是心眼最多的，她偏要将梅斜插发鬓，让夫婿比一比谁最好看。不是不信任，而是自信于自己的美丽，活脱脱地道出一个娇媚无比的新娘子的形象。赵明诚的文 而雅，二人的志趣相投使她拥有了一份幸福的婚姻生活，对女人来说还有什么比这更幸福的呢？
不，李清照的美还不仅仅是这些，她的美还体现在她的人格之美上。
宋王朝经过167年“清明上河图”式的和平繁荣之后，天降煞星，金人南下，赵宋王朝于公元1127年匆匆南逃，开始了中国历史上国家民族 极屈辱的一页。南渡第二年，赵明诚被任为京城建康的知府，不想就在这时发生了一件国耻又蒙家羞的事。一天深夜，城里发生叛乱，身为地方长的赵明诚不是身先 士卒指挥战乱，而是偷偷用绳子缒城逃走。事定之后，他被朝廷撤职。赵被撤职后夫妇二人继续沿长江而上向江西方向流亡，当行至乌江镇时，李清照得知这就是当 年项羽兵败自刎之处，不觉心潮起伏，面对浩浩江面，吟下了这首千古绝唱：
生当作人杰，死亦为鬼雄。至今思项羽，不肯过江东。
铿锵有力，掷地有声。这不是一般意义上词汇的罗列，她是人格的凝聚，是精神底气的提炼，它不只是对丈夫的为丈夫临阵脱逃而羞愧与责备，更是借诗讽喻当朝南宋政府妥协逃跑不抗争的无能。这份刚韧之坚，气势之大，敢问世间须眉几人可以匹敌？
然而在那个战乱四起的时代里，在哪个以男权为主宰的社会里她又是悲哀的：
在她四十五岁的大好年华时，赵明诚因病而亡，曾经美满的幸福如花而逝，带给她的痛苦是可想而知的。爱是女人一生的幸福，峰火年代，孤苦无依的奔波让她做了一个勇敢的决定，那就是再嫁张汝舟。
本以为这第二次的婚姻能带给她幸福的晚年，谁知，婚后不久，张就撕下了他文人的面目，想要霸占她身边的文物。在张看来，你既嫁我，你的身 体连同你的一切都归我所有，为我支配，你还会有什么独立的追求？志向情趣大异，同床异梦无异于心死。曾经沧海难为水，心存高洁不低头。仅仅结婚三月她毅然 决定离婚。
何等的刚烈之人，宁可坐牢也不肯与“驵侩”之人为伴。今天的离婚似乎已不再有任何压力，而在当时的宋代，一个女人，尤其是一个名女人的再 婚又离婚该要付出多么大的勇气与顶住多么大的压力。想像着她站在庭上的大无畏你不得不为她而拍手称快。再读这段史料，真不敢相信是发生在近千年以前宋代的 事，倒像是一个“五四”时代反封建的新女性。
何等的悲哀，李清照，在当时和事后的许多记载李清照的史书中都是一面肯定她的才华，同时又无不以“不终晚节”、“无检操”、“晚节流荡无归”记之。女人在这个强权的男性社会里岂能有自我个性的张扬。
爱情之花就在这一闪的瞬间中破灭了，此后的慢长岁月国破家亡，清照也踏上了南逃的队伍。
风住尘香花已尽，日晚倦梳头。物是人非事事休，欲语泪先流。闻说双溪春尚好，也拟泛轻舟。只恐双溪舴艋舟，载不动，许多愁。
李清照这时的愁早已不是“一种相思，两处闲愁”的家愁、情愁，现在国已破，家已亡，这愁就是一条船也载不动啊。
情愁国愁还有内心深处那份无法比拟的孤独，空有满腹才气诗学，报国无门，情无所托，才学无用，到头来又有何人能解，只有看着满地的黄花吟出这首浓缩了她一生和全身心痛楚的，也确立了她在中国文学史上地位的《声声慢》：
寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚。乍暖还寒时候，最难将息。三杯两盏淡酒，怎敌它，晚来风急。雁过也，正伤心，却是旧时相识。满地黄花堆积，憔悴损，如今有谁堪摘。守着窗儿，独自怎生得黑。梧桐更兼细雨，到黄昏，点点滴滴。这次第，怎一个愁字了得！
是的，她的国愁、家愁、情愁，还有学业之愁，怎一个愁字了得！
郑振铎在《中国文学史》中评价说：“她是独创一格的，她是独立于一群词人之中的。她不受别的词人的什么影响，别的词人也似乎受不到她的影 响。她是太高绝一时了，庸才作家是绝不能追得上的。无数的词人诗人，写着无数的离情闺怨的诗词；他们一大半是代女主人翁立言的，这一切的诗词，在清照之 前，直如粪土似的无可评价。”
歌哉，李清照！你为世人所敬仰当之无愧，我敬仰李清照的不仅仅是这些流芳千世的诗词，更是敬重她人品如词品的东方女性之美，她是向封建礼 教宣战的战士，她是一枝独放的清莲，在哪个污浊的社会里以自己的方式杼写着一个女人的美，在这历史的舞台上她已将中华女性之美演绎到了极处。缱绻柔情的女 人，沉浮兴衰的沧桑，品读李清照，走近李清照，你也会才下眉头却上心头！
Friday, March 28, 2008
Celebrating Women: A Note from Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
As the first woman from Wisconsin and the first out lesbian elected to Congress, I can tell you from personal experience that having a seat at the table matters. I don’t have to tell you that the seat at the head of the table matters most.
The need for health care for all is the issue that brought me into politics and the issue that keeps me here. It is unconscionable that we have nearly 47 million uninsured people in the wealthiest country on earth. Because of Hillary Clinton’s longstanding commitment to that issue and her experience before and during her service in the Senate, we are really poised for an opportunity to get this job done under her presidency.
She is uniquely qualified to assume the office of President, repair the damage of the past eight years, redirect our energy and resources to solving our most pressing domestic problems, end the war in Iraq, and restore American’s moral and political leadership in the world.
I don’t support Hillary “because” she is a woman, but instead because she is the strongest, most capable candidate who happens to be a woman. I support Hillary Clinton because she and I share an unequivocal and total commitment to health care for all in this country. And nothing could make me prouder than to work with her to achieve universal health care in America.
As the first woman from Wisconsin and the first out lesbian elected to Congress, I can tell you from personal experience that having a seat at the table matters. I don’t have to tell you that the seat at the head of the table matters most.
The need for health care for all is the issue that brought me into politics and the issue that keeps me here. It is unconscionable that we have nearly 47 million uninsured people in the wealthiest country on earth. Because of Hillary Clinton’s longstanding commitment to that issue and her experience before and during her service in the Senate, we are really poised for an opportunity to get this job done under her presidency.
She is uniquely qualified to assume the office of President, repair the damage of the past eight years, redirect our energy and resources to solving our most pressing domestic problems, end the war in Iraq, and restore American’s moral and political leadership in the world.
I don’t support Hillary “because” she is a woman, but instead because she is the strongest, most capable candidate who happens to be a woman. I support Hillary Clinton because she and I share an unequivocal and total commitment to health care for all in this country. And nothing could make me prouder than to work with her to achieve universal health care in America.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Celebrating Women: A Note from Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month. Catherine Baker Knoll is the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Progress has made it exciting. Promise has made it inspiring. Neglect has made it necessary.
For two centuries American women have played catch-up, a consequence of being overlooked and underestimated.
Now, we’re witnessing women emerging as business leaders, educators, physicians, attorneys, and public officials. And finally, after 43 male presidents of the United States, a woman is making a serious run at the White House.
That Hillary Clinton is a no-doubt-about-it contender to become America’s Commander-in-Chief is a credit to her talent and tenacity. It's also the natural outgrowth of a step-by-step determination by women throughout the nation that they want a slice of the pie they have been baking all these years.
When I endorsed Senator Clinton very early in her campaign, I did so not because she was a woman, but because she possessed an abundance of the characteristics for leadership that I know are recognized requirements for the leader of the free world.
Being keenly knowledgeable of how our government works bolstered her qualifications.
Being a successful senator from New York solidified her strength.
Being a woman put her in touch with the real problems of real people.
One of the prominent lessons of women’s history is that history itself does not wait around for those who are reluctant to make it. It only bestows its blessings upon those willing to stand up and speak up.
Women’s history is being written faster now, in permanent print, not in invisible ink. It’s being written all year around, not just in March.
Any reasonable review of the turning points of our time will reveal the presence of leaders who did something for the first time. That’s why we salute Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Sally Ride, and Billie Jean King.
What they did in their time encourages us to believe we can do even more in ours. They blazed a trail, never free of ridicule or immune from criticism, but a trail that had to be discovered with guideposts carefully installed for future generations to follow.
Regardless of one’s political leanings, all women will serve themselves well by admiring this latest trail to be explored, the uneven, untraveled road to the White House for a woman. If Hillary Clinton makes that journey and becomes the long-awaited first woman to do so, it will be a clear case of women’s history happening right here in front of us.
This year, the real Women’s History month may not be in March, but in November.
Progress has made it exciting. Promise has made it inspiring. Neglect has made it necessary.
For two centuries American women have played catch-up, a consequence of being overlooked and underestimated.
Now, we’re witnessing women emerging as business leaders, educators, physicians, attorneys, and public officials. And finally, after 43 male presidents of the United States, a woman is making a serious run at the White House.
That Hillary Clinton is a no-doubt-about-it contender to become America’s Commander-in-Chief is a credit to her talent and tenacity. It's also the natural outgrowth of a step-by-step determination by women throughout the nation that they want a slice of the pie they have been baking all these years.
When I endorsed Senator Clinton very early in her campaign, I did so not because she was a woman, but because she possessed an abundance of the characteristics for leadership that I know are recognized requirements for the leader of the free world.
Being keenly knowledgeable of how our government works bolstered her qualifications.
Being a successful senator from New York solidified her strength.
Being a woman put her in touch with the real problems of real people.
One of the prominent lessons of women’s history is that history itself does not wait around for those who are reluctant to make it. It only bestows its blessings upon those willing to stand up and speak up.
Women’s history is being written faster now, in permanent print, not in invisible ink. It’s being written all year around, not just in March.
Any reasonable review of the turning points of our time will reveal the presence of leaders who did something for the first time. That’s why we salute Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Sally Ride, and Billie Jean King.
What they did in their time encourages us to believe we can do even more in ours. They blazed a trail, never free of ridicule or immune from criticism, but a trail that had to be discovered with guideposts carefully installed for future generations to follow.
Regardless of one’s political leanings, all women will serve themselves well by admiring this latest trail to be explored, the uneven, untraveled road to the White House for a woman. If Hillary Clinton makes that journey and becomes the long-awaited first woman to do so, it will be a clear case of women’s history happening right here in front of us.
This year, the real Women’s History month may not be in March, but in November.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Hillary Celebrates Women's History Month
"Women's History Month is a time to reflect on the progress that women have made in our country, and also recognize that the journey is not over," said Hillary Clinton. "During this campaign, I have renewed my commitment to addressing challenges that women and families face across the country. I am honored to have support from so many women in this election, and I will continue to work hard for their votes."
As a lawyer, advocate, First Lady, and senator, Hillary has fought for issues important to women here at home and around the world for decades. Hillary's historic statement at the United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 that "women's rights are human rights" still echoes worldwide. As Senator, she enacted legislation to designate the Kate Mullany House, home to one of America's first women labor leaders, a National Historic Site and introduced legislation to create a Women's History Trail in upstate New York, home of the first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, the launching site of the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage.
Hillary knows that women still earn less than men for doing the same work. That's why she has championed legislation to increase women's economic empowerment, such as the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would help close the pay gap that costs families an average of $4,000 a year. Hillary's legislation will increase penalties for violating the Equal Pay Act, provide women with more information about their rights, and create voluntary guidelines to show employers how to evaluate jobs and eliminate unfair disparities. As First Lady, Hillary worked to expand access to microcredit to help women in developing countries start their own businesses.
Hillary has also fought to ensure that women get to make the most personal of life decisions, and that they have access to the full range of reproductive health care. She spearheaded an effort to provide greater access to family planning, contraception, and full sex education, and waged a three-year, ultimately successful battle to convince the Food and Drug Administration to approve Plan B, emergency contraception, for over-the-counter use. She strongly opposed the nominations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito, calling them the greatest threat to Roe v. Wade in history.
As President, Hillary will continue to champion the causes that she has fought for her whole life, and that matter to women. She'll make a major commitment to early child development programs, including home visiting for all at-risk new moms, expanded quality child care, and guaranteed access to pre-K. She'll enact affordable health care for everyone that will put a priority on making sure families get access to the screenings and prevention initiatives they need to stay healthy, and catch disease early when it does strike. She'll launch a major campaign to recruit and retain excellent teachers, double the college tax credit, and require colleges to lock in tuition rates years in advance so families can plan. She'll set a big goal of making paid parental and caregiving leave available to every parent by 2016; expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to employees of business with 25 employees or more; and make 7 sick days a year available to every full-time worker. And she'll protect Social Security and create 401(k)s with a generous federal match for every worker to ensure that families have a secure retirement.
As a lawyer, advocate, First Lady, and senator, Hillary has fought for issues important to women here at home and around the world for decades. Hillary's historic statement at the United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 that "women's rights are human rights" still echoes worldwide. As Senator, she enacted legislation to designate the Kate Mullany House, home to one of America's first women labor leaders, a National Historic Site and introduced legislation to create a Women's History Trail in upstate New York, home of the first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, the launching site of the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage.
Hillary knows that women still earn less than men for doing the same work. That's why she has championed legislation to increase women's economic empowerment, such as the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would help close the pay gap that costs families an average of $4,000 a year. Hillary's legislation will increase penalties for violating the Equal Pay Act, provide women with more information about their rights, and create voluntary guidelines to show employers how to evaluate jobs and eliminate unfair disparities. As First Lady, Hillary worked to expand access to microcredit to help women in developing countries start their own businesses.
Hillary has also fought to ensure that women get to make the most personal of life decisions, and that they have access to the full range of reproductive health care. She spearheaded an effort to provide greater access to family planning, contraception, and full sex education, and waged a three-year, ultimately successful battle to convince the Food and Drug Administration to approve Plan B, emergency contraception, for over-the-counter use. She strongly opposed the nominations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito, calling them the greatest threat to Roe v. Wade in history.
As President, Hillary will continue to champion the causes that she has fought for her whole life, and that matter to women. She'll make a major commitment to early child development programs, including home visiting for all at-risk new moms, expanded quality child care, and guaranteed access to pre-K. She'll enact affordable health care for everyone that will put a priority on making sure families get access to the screenings and prevention initiatives they need to stay healthy, and catch disease early when it does strike. She'll launch a major campaign to recruit and retain excellent teachers, double the college tax credit, and require colleges to lock in tuition rates years in advance so families can plan. She'll set a big goal of making paid parental and caregiving leave available to every parent by 2016; expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to employees of business with 25 employees or more; and make 7 sick days a year available to every full-time worker. And she'll protect Social Security and create 401(k)s with a generous federal match for every worker to ensure that families have a secure retirement.
Hillary's Statement on International Women's Day
Hillary:
International Women's Day is an opportunity for all Americans to celebrate the accomplishments and progress of women around the world. Women continue to make gains on many continents and in many areas of life. But while we rejoice in these advances, we must not forget that women are still denied their rights in too many places, and are too often relegated to the margins of society. On this important day, we must all renew our commitment to meet the global challenges that disproportionately affect women and girls and undermine the progress and prosperity of our human family.
This year's theme for International Women's Day is 'Investing in Women and Girls,' and I am proudly adding my voice to the calls for increased investment in programs that impact women and girls worldwide. I believe we need a significant increase in the budget for development assistance and for programs to reduce global poverty.
Having worked on women's issues internationally and traveled to more than 80 countries during the past 15 years, I continue to believe that poverty, illiteracy, inadequate health care, violence in and out of the home, and political and economic marginalization are among the biggest obstacles to improving the lives of women and girls. Attacking these problems at the grass roots is essential to our efforts to seed democracy and win the hearts and minds of people around the world.
We also must address the global health challenges that have a disproportionate impact on women and threaten our own security and the stability of fragile regions of the world. I became well aware during my tenure as First Lady of the ravages of health crises on the African continent such as HIV/AIDS, and I support providing $50 billion to provide universal access to treatment, prevention, and care for HIV/AIDS, fight tuberculosis and reduce and eradicate malaria. I believe we have an historic opportunity to end more than a million needless deaths from malaria in the next several years in we make these investments today. It is also essential that we again provide support to organizations like the United Nations Population Fund that provide critically needed health services for women.
I'm also extremely proud to have introduced the bipartisan Education for All Act of 2007, along with Senator Gordon Smith and Representatives Spencer Bachus and Nita Lowey. One of the wisest investments we can make is in the education of young people, especially girls who are so frequently denied the chance to go to school and grow up to participate fully in their societies. A quality education not only helps alleviate poverty and raise living standards, it can dramatically reduce infant and maternal mortality and the spread of HIV/AIDS. The bipartisan Education for All Act will gradually increase funding to $3 billion a year by 2012 so that the United States is meeting its responsibility to make sure that every child – including those affected by conflict, disability or child labor – has a chance to learn and grow. There is no better way to honor International Women's Day than for all of us to expand our commitment to the education of girls, especially in the poorest corners of the world.
When I attended the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women more than a decade ago, I noted that 'every woman deserves the chance to realize her God-given potential.' But in order for her to do that, she must be given equal access to programs that can help lift her out of poverty, go to school, and remain healthy for herself and her family. I look forward to working over the next year to ensure that we are making the investments necessary to help women achieve their potential not only as individuals, but as essential participants in our global community.
International Women's Day is an opportunity for all Americans to celebrate the accomplishments and progress of women around the world. Women continue to make gains on many continents and in many areas of life. But while we rejoice in these advances, we must not forget that women are still denied their rights in too many places, and are too often relegated to the margins of society. On this important day, we must all renew our commitment to meet the global challenges that disproportionately affect women and girls and undermine the progress and prosperity of our human family.
This year's theme for International Women's Day is 'Investing in Women and Girls,' and I am proudly adding my voice to the calls for increased investment in programs that impact women and girls worldwide. I believe we need a significant increase in the budget for development assistance and for programs to reduce global poverty.
Having worked on women's issues internationally and traveled to more than 80 countries during the past 15 years, I continue to believe that poverty, illiteracy, inadequate health care, violence in and out of the home, and political and economic marginalization are among the biggest obstacles to improving the lives of women and girls. Attacking these problems at the grass roots is essential to our efforts to seed democracy and win the hearts and minds of people around the world.
We also must address the global health challenges that have a disproportionate impact on women and threaten our own security and the stability of fragile regions of the world. I became well aware during my tenure as First Lady of the ravages of health crises on the African continent such as HIV/AIDS, and I support providing $50 billion to provide universal access to treatment, prevention, and care for HIV/AIDS, fight tuberculosis and reduce and eradicate malaria. I believe we have an historic opportunity to end more than a million needless deaths from malaria in the next several years in we make these investments today. It is also essential that we again provide support to organizations like the United Nations Population Fund that provide critically needed health services for women.
I'm also extremely proud to have introduced the bipartisan Education for All Act of 2007, along with Senator Gordon Smith and Representatives Spencer Bachus and Nita Lowey. One of the wisest investments we can make is in the education of young people, especially girls who are so frequently denied the chance to go to school and grow up to participate fully in their societies. A quality education not only helps alleviate poverty and raise living standards, it can dramatically reduce infant and maternal mortality and the spread of HIV/AIDS. The bipartisan Education for All Act will gradually increase funding to $3 billion a year by 2012 so that the United States is meeting its responsibility to make sure that every child – including those affected by conflict, disability or child labor – has a chance to learn and grow. There is no better way to honor International Women's Day than for all of us to expand our commitment to the education of girls, especially in the poorest corners of the world.
When I attended the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women more than a decade ago, I noted that 'every woman deserves the chance to realize her God-given potential.' But in order for her to do that, she must be given equal access to programs that can help lift her out of poverty, go to school, and remain healthy for herself and her family. I look forward to working over the next year to ensure that we are making the investments necessary to help women achieve their potential not only as individuals, but as essential participants in our global community.
Polished Like Gold
Mar 11, 2008 4:45 AM
Polished Like Gold
from blogHillary
During the Texas-Sized Town Hall in Austin, one hundred and one year old Lenore Brieger and ninety-one-year old Jewell Hodges, recently featured in a local news story, stood up to declare their support for Hillary.
Jewell Hodges:
She didn’t know it but I have followed her all of these years. I was up to the first inauguration and I want that experience again. However, I followed her career and I followed her. I prayed with her when she didn’t know I was praying but the spirit was there.
But she had to climb up the rough side of the mountain in life when it kind of gave her that tumble. I saw her take her faith and the fruits of her divine guidance of courage, strength, and dignity, discipline, patience, and climb that mountain with determination and with the God given strength she got to the top polished like gold. And went on to prove her success in her own right to become our senator of today.
Now, why did I decide to vote for her? I’m elated that I lived to see the opportunity that America has decided to be responsive and acceptable to not only a female but an Afro-American. But I looked past all of that and I decided to look at what really our needs are. America our country is down at the foot of the mountain and we need someone that has the experience and is ready, willing, and able to bring America back up to be polished like gold.
Polished Like Gold
from blogHillary
During the Texas-Sized Town Hall in Austin, one hundred and one year old Lenore Brieger and ninety-one-year old Jewell Hodges, recently featured in a local news story, stood up to declare their support for Hillary.
Jewell Hodges:
She didn’t know it but I have followed her all of these years. I was up to the first inauguration and I want that experience again. However, I followed her career and I followed her. I prayed with her when she didn’t know I was praying but the spirit was there.
But she had to climb up the rough side of the mountain in life when it kind of gave her that tumble. I saw her take her faith and the fruits of her divine guidance of courage, strength, and dignity, discipline, patience, and climb that mountain with determination and with the God given strength she got to the top polished like gold. And went on to prove her success in her own right to become our senator of today.
Now, why did I decide to vote for her? I’m elated that I lived to see the opportunity that America has decided to be responsive and acceptable to not only a female but an Afro-American. But I looked past all of that and I decided to look at what really our needs are. America our country is down at the foot of the mountain and we need someone that has the experience and is ready, willing, and able to bring America back up to be polished like gold.
Celebrating Women: A Note from Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
This month as we celebrate Women’s History Month, we are reminded both how far we have come and, in countries around the world, how far we have yet to go.
I have been speaking out on behalf of Hillary all across the country, because I know that as president she will be a true leader on the world stage and a source of strength for all of us who know that the next presidency will be one of the most difficult we have ever seen. The current administration has steered America into a world of trouble; we need Hillary's steady hand at the helm to navigate the passage out.
I know Hillary will be a true leader because she already is, and she has been for as long as I have known her. When she went to China and stood up and said “women’s rights are human rights” – she was acting as a leader. When she went to Northern Ireland and met with the mothers of children killed by both sides, and brought them together in support of the peace process – she was acting as a leader. In the Senate, on the Armed Services Committee and on trips to Iraq and Afghanistan – she has acted as a leader.
I am counting on Hillary to repair America’s standing in the world, and I know she can do it. To me, Women’s History Month is a celebration of diverse voices. It is the ability to listen to every one of those voices that will set Hillary’s presidency apart. She will listen to the voices of the mothers, sisters, and daughters of the middle class, the disenfranchised, and the forgotten nations of the world.
I know that there is no time and no place where Hillary will not engage the issues and challenges she sees before her.
She is a listener; she is a leader, and she is never off the clock. I am proud to support her in this historic race.
This month as we celebrate Women’s History Month, we are reminded both how far we have come and, in countries around the world, how far we have yet to go.
I have been speaking out on behalf of Hillary all across the country, because I know that as president she will be a true leader on the world stage and a source of strength for all of us who know that the next presidency will be one of the most difficult we have ever seen. The current administration has steered America into a world of trouble; we need Hillary's steady hand at the helm to navigate the passage out.
I know Hillary will be a true leader because she already is, and she has been for as long as I have known her. When she went to China and stood up and said “women’s rights are human rights” – she was acting as a leader. When she went to Northern Ireland and met with the mothers of children killed by both sides, and brought them together in support of the peace process – she was acting as a leader. In the Senate, on the Armed Services Committee and on trips to Iraq and Afghanistan – she has acted as a leader.
I am counting on Hillary to repair America’s standing in the world, and I know she can do it. To me, Women’s History Month is a celebration of diverse voices. It is the ability to listen to every one of those voices that will set Hillary’s presidency apart. She will listen to the voices of the mothers, sisters, and daughters of the middle class, the disenfranchised, and the forgotten nations of the world.
I know that there is no time and no place where Hillary will not engage the issues and challenges she sees before her.
She is a listener; she is a leader, and she is never off the clock. I am proud to support her in this historic race.
Celebrating Women: A Note from Senator Debbie Stabenow
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
Women’s History Month gives us the opportunity to reflect on the trailblazing women who made it possible for us to be where we are today. As I was walking to the Senate chamber the other day, I stopped at the portrait of Hattie Caraway of Arkansas that hangs prominently in the corridor. In 1932, she became the first woman ever elected to the Senate. Although she never gave a floor speech, earning her the nickname "Silent Hattie," she became a leading advocate of progressive causes. Her Republican opponents attacked her because she was a woman – one opponent even used the slogan “Arkansas needs another man in the Senate.”
But Hattie Caraway wouldn’t be kept down. She cosponsored the Equal Rights Amendment and supported much of FDR’s New Deal. And despite fierce opposition because of her gender, she built a coalition of women, veterans, and labor organizations and won re-election.
I wonder what she’d think if she could see America now.
I wonder what she’d say about my friend and colleague, Hillary Clinton. I have to believe that, like me, she would be awed by Hillary’s knowledge, experience, and passion for change.
I’ve known Hillary for almost 25 years, and I’m confident that she’ll make a great President. We met at a national conference where we were both speaking about the need to stand up for children who were victims of abuse and neglect. Hillary’s wonderful passion and commitment to children left a lasting impression on me.
Now, as colleagues in the U.S. Senate, I continue to be amazed by her commitment to the issues that matter most to middle-class Americans. She co-chairs the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, and understands the issues facing businesses and workers today who are struggling to compete in the global economy. Every day, Democrats in the Senate are fighting to protect our middle-class way of life in this country, and I am honored to have Hillary leading the charge.
She understands that health care is a right, not a privilege. In the greatest country in the world, something is wrong when hard-working families cannot afford health care for their children. Hillary understands the complex problems our health care system faces, and she has real solutions. When she’s President, I’m looking forward to working with her to pass universal health care.
I’ve watched Hillary on the Senate Armed Services Committee question Administration officials and hold them accountable. I know that on day one, she will be ready to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
And, as a fellow Great Lakes Senator, Hillary and I work closely together to protect the Great Lakes and our environment. We’ve worked together to ban oil and gas drilling in the Lakes, to stop the spread of invasive species, and to continue efforts to clean up pollution. She understands the importance of protecting our priceless natural resources for generations to come.
Last year, my first grandchild, Lily, was born. Like Hattie Caraway, Lily doesn’t say much just yet. But I’m looking forward to holding her in my arms during the inauguration of our first woman president. I want Lily, and millions of other girls like her, to dream big dreams. I want Lily to know that the ultimate glass ceiling has been shattered, and that nothing will stand in her way.
Women’s History Month gives us the opportunity to reflect on the trailblazing women who made it possible for us to be where we are today. As I was walking to the Senate chamber the other day, I stopped at the portrait of Hattie Caraway of Arkansas that hangs prominently in the corridor. In 1932, she became the first woman ever elected to the Senate. Although she never gave a floor speech, earning her the nickname "Silent Hattie," she became a leading advocate of progressive causes. Her Republican opponents attacked her because she was a woman – one opponent even used the slogan “Arkansas needs another man in the Senate.”
But Hattie Caraway wouldn’t be kept down. She cosponsored the Equal Rights Amendment and supported much of FDR’s New Deal. And despite fierce opposition because of her gender, she built a coalition of women, veterans, and labor organizations and won re-election.
I wonder what she’d think if she could see America now.
I wonder what she’d say about my friend and colleague, Hillary Clinton. I have to believe that, like me, she would be awed by Hillary’s knowledge, experience, and passion for change.
I’ve known Hillary for almost 25 years, and I’m confident that she’ll make a great President. We met at a national conference where we were both speaking about the need to stand up for children who were victims of abuse and neglect. Hillary’s wonderful passion and commitment to children left a lasting impression on me.
Now, as colleagues in the U.S. Senate, I continue to be amazed by her commitment to the issues that matter most to middle-class Americans. She co-chairs the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, and understands the issues facing businesses and workers today who are struggling to compete in the global economy. Every day, Democrats in the Senate are fighting to protect our middle-class way of life in this country, and I am honored to have Hillary leading the charge.
She understands that health care is a right, not a privilege. In the greatest country in the world, something is wrong when hard-working families cannot afford health care for their children. Hillary understands the complex problems our health care system faces, and she has real solutions. When she’s President, I’m looking forward to working with her to pass universal health care.
I’ve watched Hillary on the Senate Armed Services Committee question Administration officials and hold them accountable. I know that on day one, she will be ready to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
And, as a fellow Great Lakes Senator, Hillary and I work closely together to protect the Great Lakes and our environment. We’ve worked together to ban oil and gas drilling in the Lakes, to stop the spread of invasive species, and to continue efforts to clean up pollution. She understands the importance of protecting our priceless natural resources for generations to come.
Last year, my first grandchild, Lily, was born. Like Hattie Caraway, Lily doesn’t say much just yet. But I’m looking forward to holding her in my arms during the inauguration of our first woman president. I want Lily, and millions of other girls like her, to dream big dreams. I want Lily to know that the ultimate glass ceiling has been shattered, and that nothing will stand in her way.
Celebrating Women: A Note from Kim Gandy
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
What an incredible twelve months this has been!
Last year during Women's History Month, the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC) announced its endorsement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for president of the United States. We chose to make our announcement at the historic home of Alice Paul, author of the Equal Rights Amendment and one of the brave leaders who helped win women the right to vote.
It was a moving moment, surrounded by women's rights leaders and activists of all ages; with Sen. Clinton by our side, we were inspired by the tireless dedication of those who came before us. The young women, in particular, made that day special – seeing their faces and knowing that their potential would have even more room to grow and flourish, thanks to the force that is Hillary Clinton. One year later, I couldn't be more proud of the early stand NOW PAC took and the opportunity it gave us to be a part of a historic achievement.
Every day, I am reminded that Hillary is making history, shaking things up, changing politics forever. Make no mistake, her way was paved by women who went before her – previous presidential candidates like Victoria Woodhull, Margaret Chase Smith, Shirley Chisholm, Patricia Schroeder, and Carol Moseley Braun. And now Hillary is paving the way for countless more women to run.
Hillary Clinton's historic race is setting an example not just for girls and women who dream of making it to the White House, but for any woman who aspires to thrive in a field or industry where men still dominate. It takes a brave woman to challenge the status quo, and Hillary is showing girls and young women everywhere that it's okay to be brave and smart and strong and accomplished and, yes, even ambitious.
There has been much ado about the importance of women voters this primary season (some of it uplifting, some of it silly, some of it downright offensive, I'm sorry to say). But it's important to take a moment in this Women's History month to remember that women only have been able to vote in this country since 1920 -- less than 100 years ago.
The many women whose courage and hard work and sacrifice won that victory include Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Harriet Tubman, Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Church Terrell and many more.
Without these women stepping into the lion's den, literally risking their lives, where would we be today? They understood how important the vote was to women – how it would give women the power to revolutionize their lives by reforming the laws that favored men.
Watching the election returns this year, I am thrilled to see women turning out to the polls and the caucuses in droves. They might not be thinking of it as they cast their votes, but these women are honoring history and creating it at the same time. And come next March, I hope to write about our first Women's History Month with President Hillary Clinton in office.
Until then, I hope you'll join me and send Hillary a Women's History Month card in recognition of her historic and history-making campaign. We can do this, together!
What an incredible twelve months this has been!
Last year during Women's History Month, the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC) announced its endorsement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for president of the United States. We chose to make our announcement at the historic home of Alice Paul, author of the Equal Rights Amendment and one of the brave leaders who helped win women the right to vote.
It was a moving moment, surrounded by women's rights leaders and activists of all ages; with Sen. Clinton by our side, we were inspired by the tireless dedication of those who came before us. The young women, in particular, made that day special – seeing their faces and knowing that their potential would have even more room to grow and flourish, thanks to the force that is Hillary Clinton. One year later, I couldn't be more proud of the early stand NOW PAC took and the opportunity it gave us to be a part of a historic achievement.
Every day, I am reminded that Hillary is making history, shaking things up, changing politics forever. Make no mistake, her way was paved by women who went before her – previous presidential candidates like Victoria Woodhull, Margaret Chase Smith, Shirley Chisholm, Patricia Schroeder, and Carol Moseley Braun. And now Hillary is paving the way for countless more women to run.
Hillary Clinton's historic race is setting an example not just for girls and women who dream of making it to the White House, but for any woman who aspires to thrive in a field or industry where men still dominate. It takes a brave woman to challenge the status quo, and Hillary is showing girls and young women everywhere that it's okay to be brave and smart and strong and accomplished and, yes, even ambitious.
There has been much ado about the importance of women voters this primary season (some of it uplifting, some of it silly, some of it downright offensive, I'm sorry to say). But it's important to take a moment in this Women's History month to remember that women only have been able to vote in this country since 1920 -- less than 100 years ago.
The many women whose courage and hard work and sacrifice won that victory include Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Harriet Tubman, Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Church Terrell and many more.
Without these women stepping into the lion's den, literally risking their lives, where would we be today? They understood how important the vote was to women – how it would give women the power to revolutionize their lives by reforming the laws that favored men.
Watching the election returns this year, I am thrilled to see women turning out to the polls and the caucuses in droves. They might not be thinking of it as they cast their votes, but these women are honoring history and creating it at the same time. And come next March, I hope to write about our first Women's History Month with President Hillary Clinton in office.
Until then, I hope you'll join me and send Hillary a Women's History Month card in recognition of her historic and history-making campaign. We can do this, together!
Celebrating Women: A Note from Senator Barbara A. Mikulski
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
March is Women's History Month – and this year it's truly one for the books as we watch Hillary Clinton get closer and closer to becoming the first woman President of the United States. Every generation, in every century has a particular rendezvous with destiny.
I know about making history. I was the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. We've been waiting for this a long time – since 1776. We had to wait 144 years to be included in the Constitution and in the voting booth. Now, we're just months from breaking that next barrier and putting Hillary in the Oval Office.
But we know this election is not about gender – it's about an agenda.
When we put Hillary in the White House, she will take with her our hopes and dreams. She will help us reclaim America. She will be the new voice of America to the world. Hillary will get us back on the right track – restoring our national honor and repairing friendships around the world. When we elect Hillary, she will not just make history – she will change history.
I know Hillary Clinton. I work with her every day in the Senate. I know what she's made of. She's unflinching, unflagging and unrelenting. Hillary Clinton will fight to end the war in Iraq and restore America's standing in the world. She will create good jobs that stay in this country. She will help us achieve universal, affordable health care. She will safeguard Social Security and Medicare for future generations to guarantee retirement security. She will provide world-class education, with public schools you can count on so that all children have the freedom to achieve. She will bring a return to fiscal responsibility, and move back toward a balanced budget.
Voters want to have their say and they are speaking loud and clear.
They know what America is all about. They are tired of President Bush and they are ready for change. I am chair of the Hillary for President Campaign because I know she has the vision, the direction, and the know-how to make the changes this country needs to get back on track. But we cannot do this without you – we need you.
We are on a historic journey to change the direction of this country.
This is not about the past. It's not only about the present. It is about the future – our future. I'm ready to fight for Hillary, aren't you? Join me. Each of us can make a difference, and together we can make change.
March is Women's History Month – and this year it's truly one for the books as we watch Hillary Clinton get closer and closer to becoming the first woman President of the United States. Every generation, in every century has a particular rendezvous with destiny.
I know about making history. I was the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right. We've been waiting for this a long time – since 1776. We had to wait 144 years to be included in the Constitution and in the voting booth. Now, we're just months from breaking that next barrier and putting Hillary in the Oval Office.
But we know this election is not about gender – it's about an agenda.
When we put Hillary in the White House, she will take with her our hopes and dreams. She will help us reclaim America. She will be the new voice of America to the world. Hillary will get us back on the right track – restoring our national honor and repairing friendships around the world. When we elect Hillary, she will not just make history – she will change history.
I know Hillary Clinton. I work with her every day in the Senate. I know what she's made of. She's unflinching, unflagging and unrelenting. Hillary Clinton will fight to end the war in Iraq and restore America's standing in the world. She will create good jobs that stay in this country. She will help us achieve universal, affordable health care. She will safeguard Social Security and Medicare for future generations to guarantee retirement security. She will provide world-class education, with public schools you can count on so that all children have the freedom to achieve. She will bring a return to fiscal responsibility, and move back toward a balanced budget.
Voters want to have their say and they are speaking loud and clear.
They know what America is all about. They are tired of President Bush and they are ready for change. I am chair of the Hillary for President Campaign because I know she has the vision, the direction, and the know-how to make the changes this country needs to get back on track. But we cannot do this without you – we need you.
We are on a historic journey to change the direction of this country.
This is not about the past. It's not only about the present. It is about the future – our future. I'm ready to fight for Hillary, aren't you? Join me. Each of us can make a difference, and together we can make change.
Celebrating Women: A Note from Congresswoman Doris Matsui
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
Watching Hillary, one cannot help but feel a sense that this is a momentous campaign. Every day, Hillary is making history, reaching out to people all across America and breaking down barriers, but I also know that Hillary understands the importance of all the historic women who came before her.
There is a Jane Addams quote that I've heard Hillary use from time to time, "The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us." Jane Addams, who spent her life trying to better the world of the urban poor, was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She began her work long before women were even granted the right to vote, but even today, 100 years later women across America still lack the basic securities Jane sought to provide - health care, child care, quality education. For too many, they remain promises unfulfilled.
So while we can and should celebrate Women's History Month for all that we have accomplished, we must remember all that still needs to be done. America is ahead of the times in so many ways.
Throughout history, we have worked to celebrate our differences and encourage equality, but we are still far behind much of the world. In the House and Senate, women are by far a minority of legislators and we have yet to see a woman in the oval office.
One of the reasons I'm supporting Hillary is that I want to see that barrier broken. But more importantly, I want our president to help break down the barriers for all those Americans whose voices have been ignored for the past eight years and whose needs have only grown.
Hillary's campaign is historic because she is a woman running for president. Hillary's administration will be historic because I believe that, in the tradition of Jane Addams, Hillary will work "for all of us." That is a future I will celebrate.
Watching Hillary, one cannot help but feel a sense that this is a momentous campaign. Every day, Hillary is making history, reaching out to people all across America and breaking down barriers, but I also know that Hillary understands the importance of all the historic women who came before her.
There is a Jane Addams quote that I've heard Hillary use from time to time, "The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us." Jane Addams, who spent her life trying to better the world of the urban poor, was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She began her work long before women were even granted the right to vote, but even today, 100 years later women across America still lack the basic securities Jane sought to provide - health care, child care, quality education. For too many, they remain promises unfulfilled.
So while we can and should celebrate Women's History Month for all that we have accomplished, we must remember all that still needs to be done. America is ahead of the times in so many ways.
Throughout history, we have worked to celebrate our differences and encourage equality, but we are still far behind much of the world. In the House and Senate, women are by far a minority of legislators and we have yet to see a woman in the oval office.
One of the reasons I'm supporting Hillary is that I want to see that barrier broken. But more importantly, I want our president to help break down the barriers for all those Americans whose voices have been ignored for the past eight years and whose needs have only grown.
Hillary's campaign is historic because she is a woman running for president. Hillary's administration will be historic because I believe that, in the tradition of Jane Addams, Hillary will work "for all of us." That is a future I will celebrate.
Celebrating Women: A Note from Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
When Hillary announced last January that she was running for president, everyone had an opinion. Most Americans knew her from her time as First Lady, from her trips around the country, and her unyielding advocacy for American families on the nightly news. I was lucky enough to meet her 28 years ago when my husband David and I had dinner with Hillary, Bill Clinton, and our mutual friend Tommy Caplan.
That evening she described her work in at the Children's Defense Fund and in Arkansas. She told us how many families could not send their children to school because they were handicapped and how many schools were not providing the education that all the children needed. I knew her heart went out to those families -- and she took action. She was passionate as she told how she visited schools throughout the state, talking with parents, teachers, and business and community leaders. That evening I saw a woman of enormous dedication and compassion. She was a person on a mission. It was thrilling to be with her.
I cheered when she went to China and ignored the Chinese government's request to refrain from noncontroversial remarks. They wanted her to be quiet and demur. She wasn't. She announced with strength and verve that women's rights are human rights. That declaration sent a ripple that is still resounding across the globe. She made sure that women would not be ignored, diminished, or shamed. She wanted to lift women up. She started Vital Voices in her effort to make sure that women could talk, tell their stories, and make an impact.
Women's History Month is a celebration of those who have seized upon lofty ideals like the notion of rights, and have sought to build of them a better world. Hillary joins a long line of women in this goal. Eleanor Roosevelt, a prominent member of that line, and a hero of both mine and Hillary's, once asked, "Where, after all, do universal human rights begin?" She answered her own question, saying that they found their roots, "In small places, close to home…unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere."
Hillary's great success has been her ability to work upward from those small places, to work upward from a foundation of basic rights to allow families the chance to seize a better life. Over and over, with programs from the State Children's Health Insurance Program to her advocacy for affordable and accessible education, she has proved her leadership to be invaluable. That's the sort of leadership I want in the White House.
When Hillary announced last January that she was running for president, everyone had an opinion. Most Americans knew her from her time as First Lady, from her trips around the country, and her unyielding advocacy for American families on the nightly news. I was lucky enough to meet her 28 years ago when my husband David and I had dinner with Hillary, Bill Clinton, and our mutual friend Tommy Caplan.
That evening she described her work in at the Children's Defense Fund and in Arkansas. She told us how many families could not send their children to school because they were handicapped and how many schools were not providing the education that all the children needed. I knew her heart went out to those families -- and she took action. She was passionate as she told how she visited schools throughout the state, talking with parents, teachers, and business and community leaders. That evening I saw a woman of enormous dedication and compassion. She was a person on a mission. It was thrilling to be with her.
I cheered when she went to China and ignored the Chinese government's request to refrain from noncontroversial remarks. They wanted her to be quiet and demur. She wasn't. She announced with strength and verve that women's rights are human rights. That declaration sent a ripple that is still resounding across the globe. She made sure that women would not be ignored, diminished, or shamed. She wanted to lift women up. She started Vital Voices in her effort to make sure that women could talk, tell their stories, and make an impact.
Women's History Month is a celebration of those who have seized upon lofty ideals like the notion of rights, and have sought to build of them a better world. Hillary joins a long line of women in this goal. Eleanor Roosevelt, a prominent member of that line, and a hero of both mine and Hillary's, once asked, "Where, after all, do universal human rights begin?" She answered her own question, saying that they found their roots, "In small places, close to home…unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere."
Hillary's great success has been her ability to work upward from those small places, to work upward from a foundation of basic rights to allow families the chance to seize a better life. Over and over, with programs from the State Children's Health Insurance Program to her advocacy for affordable and accessible education, she has proved her leadership to be invaluable. That's the sort of leadership I want in the White House.
Celebrating Women: A Note from Senator Blanche Lincoln
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
Every year during the month of March, we honor the women who have made a lasting impact on our country’s history. During my tenure in the U.S. Senate, I have witnessed firsthand the progress that women have made in the public service arena. When I entered the Senate in 1999, I was one of nine female Senators. Today, there are 16 women serving in the U.S. Senate. I am proud to serve alongside my good friend, Hillary Clinton, and even more proud that Hillary is leading the charge for all women as a candidate for president.
Hillary and I have worked together on issues affecting children and families since we both went to Washington in 1993. Long before our days in the Nation’s capital, Hillary was hard at work in Arkansas as our state’s First Lady. Drawing on her own experience as a working mother with various demands on her time, Hillary created one-stop shopping centers so that Arkansas’s neediest families could collect their benefits all in one location. For a single working mother, this time-saving initiative meant all the difference. Arkansans showed their gratitude for her service to our state in our February 5 primary, which Hillary won with the support of almost 70 percent of voters.
This month, all Americans should celebrate the contributions made by women in public service. Hillary and I both know that without the sacrifice and dedication of the women who came before us, none of the progress we see today would be possible.
In Arkansas, we have been blessed by a number of great women who have served our state with dignity and pride. Hattie Caraway of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is recognized as the first woman ever elected in her own right to the U.S. Senate. Elected to two terms in 1932 and again in 1938, Hattie was the first woman to preside over the Senate and chair a Senate committee. I feel a special bond with Hattie, not only because we are the only two women to serve Arkansas in the U.S. Senate, but also because I continue to use the same desk she used during her tenure.
Daisy Bates of Little Rock, Arkansas, is remembered as a great activist during the Civil Rights Movement. Daisy was the first woman to serve as President of the Arkansas Chapter of the NAACP. Daisy and her husband, L.C. Bates, were instrumental in supporting and mentoring the students known as the “Little Rock Nine” at the time of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
As we pay tribute to these and other prominent women, we know that the women behind the scenes are just as critical as those who we know by name. The countless women—the mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and mentors—who have provided guidance to those who have served in public life are just as important as those they have mentored.
Arkansans proudly count Hillary as one of our trailblazing women leaders. Hillary’s campaign in Arkansas and across the country shows that she is an effective and strong leader committed to the priorities of America’s working families. During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the role Hillary is playing in our nation’s history and know that the next chapter—that of first female President—is on the horizon.
Every year during the month of March, we honor the women who have made a lasting impact on our country’s history. During my tenure in the U.S. Senate, I have witnessed firsthand the progress that women have made in the public service arena. When I entered the Senate in 1999, I was one of nine female Senators. Today, there are 16 women serving in the U.S. Senate. I am proud to serve alongside my good friend, Hillary Clinton, and even more proud that Hillary is leading the charge for all women as a candidate for president.
Hillary and I have worked together on issues affecting children and families since we both went to Washington in 1993. Long before our days in the Nation’s capital, Hillary was hard at work in Arkansas as our state’s First Lady. Drawing on her own experience as a working mother with various demands on her time, Hillary created one-stop shopping centers so that Arkansas’s neediest families could collect their benefits all in one location. For a single working mother, this time-saving initiative meant all the difference. Arkansans showed their gratitude for her service to our state in our February 5 primary, which Hillary won with the support of almost 70 percent of voters.
This month, all Americans should celebrate the contributions made by women in public service. Hillary and I both know that without the sacrifice and dedication of the women who came before us, none of the progress we see today would be possible.
In Arkansas, we have been blessed by a number of great women who have served our state with dignity and pride. Hattie Caraway of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is recognized as the first woman ever elected in her own right to the U.S. Senate. Elected to two terms in 1932 and again in 1938, Hattie was the first woman to preside over the Senate and chair a Senate committee. I feel a special bond with Hattie, not only because we are the only two women to serve Arkansas in the U.S. Senate, but also because I continue to use the same desk she used during her tenure.
Daisy Bates of Little Rock, Arkansas, is remembered as a great activist during the Civil Rights Movement. Daisy was the first woman to serve as President of the Arkansas Chapter of the NAACP. Daisy and her husband, L.C. Bates, were instrumental in supporting and mentoring the students known as the “Little Rock Nine” at the time of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
As we pay tribute to these and other prominent women, we know that the women behind the scenes are just as critical as those who we know by name. The countless women—the mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and mentors—who have provided guidance to those who have served in public life are just as important as those they have mentored.
Arkansans proudly count Hillary as one of our trailblazing women leaders. Hillary’s campaign in Arkansas and across the country shows that she is an effective and strong leader committed to the priorities of America’s working families. During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the role Hillary is playing in our nation’s history and know that the next chapter—that of first female President—is on the horizon.
Celebrating Women: A Note from Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
This March, during Women’s History Month, women across the country are doing everything they can to help make history. What we do now is going to determine if during next year’s Women’s History Month we can look together toward 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and see the first female president in American history – President Hillary Clinton.
Young and old; rural, urban and suburban; students, businesswomen, doctors, waitresses, teachers, stay at home moms – it is up to all of us to make history. We have the power and strength of our vote and our voices, and it is our responsibility to use it for our families, communities, nation, and for ourselves.
As women, we will decide the future of our nation.
In 2006, it was women voters who pushed the numbers high enough to elect Democratic majorities in the United States House and Senate. Women voters have made the difference for Hillary in key primary states including New Hampshire, Nevada, Tennessee, Ohio and Texas. Women voters will decide the outcome of this tough primary race, and odds are female voters will be the decisive factor in the general election. For more than 40 years, the number of female voters has exceeded the number of male voters in every presidential general election and in 2004, an astounding 9 million more women then men voted.
I point out these numbers and the power inherent in them, because this presidential race isn’t about what the pundits on TV say, and it is not about what the media writes or reports.
Hillary Clinton’s race is about you, and your concerns and values.
It’s about every little girl who has ever worn a T-shirts that says, “I can be president.”
It’s about all the 18 year-olds who will go to the voting booth for the first time ever, and cast a ballot for America’s first female president.
It’s for all the mothers who know, that like them, Hillary understands what it takes to juggle the huge demands and enormous joys of both family and career.
It’s for every American woman in her 80s and 90s, born before women had the legal right to vote.
And it’s for every woman who has had a door shut on her simply because of her gender, and for every woman who has had to work twice as hard for serious praise or a serious raise.
Hillary has devoted her life to working on behalf of American families. She has the vision and experience, determination and strength – the tremendous leadership we need to move our country forward.
I look at Hillary Clinton, someone who I’ve known now for more than 15 years, and I see the possibility for new opportunities for women and young girls across America. I see in her an American president who will put her strength, passion, and grit to work for all of us. The fight to elect Hillary Clinton as the first female president of the United States is for us. And, it is up to us. We are in this together.
Women are making a huge difference in this election – and could well make the difference. Working together, every hour and everyday, we are getting closer to shattering the highest glass ceiling in our country.
In honor of Women’s History Month, let’s make history. President Hillary Clinton.
This March, during Women’s History Month, women across the country are doing everything they can to help make history. What we do now is going to determine if during next year’s Women’s History Month we can look together toward 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and see the first female president in American history – President Hillary Clinton.
Young and old; rural, urban and suburban; students, businesswomen, doctors, waitresses, teachers, stay at home moms – it is up to all of us to make history. We have the power and strength of our vote and our voices, and it is our responsibility to use it for our families, communities, nation, and for ourselves.
As women, we will decide the future of our nation.
In 2006, it was women voters who pushed the numbers high enough to elect Democratic majorities in the United States House and Senate. Women voters have made the difference for Hillary in key primary states including New Hampshire, Nevada, Tennessee, Ohio and Texas. Women voters will decide the outcome of this tough primary race, and odds are female voters will be the decisive factor in the general election. For more than 40 years, the number of female voters has exceeded the number of male voters in every presidential general election and in 2004, an astounding 9 million more women then men voted.
I point out these numbers and the power inherent in them, because this presidential race isn’t about what the pundits on TV say, and it is not about what the media writes or reports.
Hillary Clinton’s race is about you, and your concerns and values.
It’s about every little girl who has ever worn a T-shirts that says, “I can be president.”
It’s about all the 18 year-olds who will go to the voting booth for the first time ever, and cast a ballot for America’s first female president.
It’s for all the mothers who know, that like them, Hillary understands what it takes to juggle the huge demands and enormous joys of both family and career.
It’s for every American woman in her 80s and 90s, born before women had the legal right to vote.
And it’s for every woman who has had a door shut on her simply because of her gender, and for every woman who has had to work twice as hard for serious praise or a serious raise.
Hillary has devoted her life to working on behalf of American families. She has the vision and experience, determination and strength – the tremendous leadership we need to move our country forward.
I look at Hillary Clinton, someone who I’ve known now for more than 15 years, and I see the possibility for new opportunities for women and young girls across America. I see in her an American president who will put her strength, passion, and grit to work for all of us. The fight to elect Hillary Clinton as the first female president of the United States is for us. And, it is up to us. We are in this together.
Women are making a huge difference in this election – and could well make the difference. Working together, every hour and everyday, we are getting closer to shattering the highest glass ceiling in our country.
In honor of Women’s History Month, let’s make history. President Hillary Clinton.
Every Voice Should be Heard
This has been an incredible primary season so far. There’s been more passion and enthusiasm than anyone could have ever predicted. Democrats across the country are turning out in record numbers to have their say in this historic election. Here in Michigan, 600,000 people turned out on a cold and snowy day in January to cast your votes and you made it abundantly clear that you wanted your voices to be heard and your votes to be counted. In Florida, 1.7 million people did exactly the same. Now, these nearly 2.5 million Americans are in danger of being shut out of our democratic process. I think that is wrong and, frankly, it is un-American, and we cannot let that continue. My very first job in politics was working for the Democratic National Committee, going door-to-door, registering voters in Texas in 1972. I threw myself in to that hard work because I believed then, as I believe now, that every American has a right to be part of our great democracy.
Every voice should have the chance to be heard and every vote counted. This goes way beyond this election and it goes way beyond who's running, because no matter where you were born, or how much money you were born into, no matter where you worship or the color of your skin, it is a bedrock American principle that we are all equal in the voting booth. For me, it has been a long struggle to get to the point where barriers were knocked down and doors opened and we still haven't completed that journey.
But it is the vote that has given voice to the voiceless and power to the powerless. It is through that vote that women, African American, Latinos and so many others have claimed their rights as full and equal citizens. We have made our laws more just and our society more fair. Each vote is a declaration of our dreams for our children and a reflection of our prayers for our nation's future. That is why generations of brave men and women marched and protested, risked and gave their lives for this right.
Every voice should have the chance to be heard and every vote counted. This goes way beyond this election and it goes way beyond who's running, because no matter where you were born, or how much money you were born into, no matter where you worship or the color of your skin, it is a bedrock American principle that we are all equal in the voting booth. For me, it has been a long struggle to get to the point where barriers were knocked down and doors opened and we still haven't completed that journey.
But it is the vote that has given voice to the voiceless and power to the powerless. It is through that vote that women, African American, Latinos and so many others have claimed their rights as full and equal citizens. We have made our laws more just and our society more fair. Each vote is a declaration of our dreams for our children and a reflection of our prayers for our nation's future. That is why generations of brave men and women marched and protested, risked and gave their lives for this right.
Celebrating Women: A Note from America Ferrera
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
I grew up in a big family – one brother and four sisters – so my house was always a little bit chaotic. Everyone was always trying to talk over everyone else. I think it’s probably a little like that in households all across America. But every voice represents someone with unique needs, hopes, and concerns.
That’s one of the reasons I’m supporting Hillary, because I know that she’s listening to every single American, and working her hardest on all those issues that truly make a difference in their lives.
The night Hillary won New Hampshire, I danced around my living room and smiled until I couldn’t smile anymore. But after campaigning with her in Nevada, I felt more than just joy; I felt so much pride in her candidacy. When I was there with Hillary and Chelsea, I saw Hillary’s ability to hear above the noise, and to truly listen. I watched her talk with people, and hear what they were saying. I heard her recount their struggles. I heard in her voice just how much she cared about every person we met. I believe in Hillary. I believe there is no problem too large for her to solve. I believe with my whole heart that Hillary can turn this country around.
This election is too important for any woman or man to stand on the sidelines. All across the country, in places like Ohio and Texas, people are feeling the same excitement I am – and they’re going to the polls for Hillary in astounding numbers. I am excited to be in Pennsylvania this weekend on behalf of the campaign. This campaign isn’t just about Latinas, or just about women; but I’m both, and I know Hillary stands for me.
I grew up in a big family – one brother and four sisters – so my house was always a little bit chaotic. Everyone was always trying to talk over everyone else. I think it’s probably a little like that in households all across America. But every voice represents someone with unique needs, hopes, and concerns.
That’s one of the reasons I’m supporting Hillary, because I know that she’s listening to every single American, and working her hardest on all those issues that truly make a difference in their lives.
The night Hillary won New Hampshire, I danced around my living room and smiled until I couldn’t smile anymore. But after campaigning with her in Nevada, I felt more than just joy; I felt so much pride in her candidacy. When I was there with Hillary and Chelsea, I saw Hillary’s ability to hear above the noise, and to truly listen. I watched her talk with people, and hear what they were saying. I heard her recount their struggles. I heard in her voice just how much she cared about every person we met. I believe in Hillary. I believe there is no problem too large for her to solve. I believe with my whole heart that Hillary can turn this country around.
This election is too important for any woman or man to stand on the sidelines. All across the country, in places like Ohio and Texas, people are feeling the same excitement I am – and they’re going to the polls for Hillary in astounding numbers. I am excited to be in Pennsylvania this weekend on behalf of the campaign. This campaign isn’t just about Latinas, or just about women; but I’m both, and I know Hillary stands for me.
Celebrating Women: A Note from Congresswoman Laura Richardson
I’ve had the honor of serving my district in California as a Member of Congress for just over six months now, but I’ve had the honor of knowing Hillary for much longer. Senator Clinton and I first met during my city council and state legislature days when she visited my district in Los Angeles ten years ago. We spent her visit, and several others since then, talking about the issues faced by the residents of my district, and I was incredibly impressed both by her knowledge of their challenges and by her commitment to improving their lives.
Hillary's wisdom and empathy have been the driving force behind her work throughout her career, from her time with the Children’s Defense Fund to her work on behalf of the children and families of New York as Senator. Women’s History Month is a time to honor the historic accomplishments of the women who came before us, but I think it should also be a time to reflect upon women who have influenced our own personal history.
My history is very much tied to the history of my generation. As a child of a mixed marriage in the 1960s, I could not understand why strangers threw eggs at my mother’s car or cursed at her in the grocery store. My mother tried to explain these things to me, but no explanation could cover the hurt so eventually she just said to me, “You should be a person who makes better laws.” From that day forward, I knew that I wanted to be a public servant.
I know that not everyone who serves can trace their desire to do so to such a precise moment, but I know after spending time with Senator Clinton in California to South Carolina to Ohio, that the traits of leadership were with Hillary throughout her lifetime as well. From the courage to face neighborhood bullies after an early move, to the strength she exhibited in her commencement address at Wellesley, she has always been an individual of uncommon ability and she has continued to put that to use throughout her career.
She once told me that as a young candidate for class president, she ran against several of the boys from her school. She lost that election and afterwards, one of her opponents came up to her and told her that she was silly if she thought a girl could be elected president. I’m glad Senator Clinton didn’t stop there, and not only do I believe it is possible for a woman to become president, I believe in my heart that Hillary is the best leader right now for what our country needs and what we can achieve.
Hillary's wisdom and empathy have been the driving force behind her work throughout her career, from her time with the Children’s Defense Fund to her work on behalf of the children and families of New York as Senator. Women’s History Month is a time to honor the historic accomplishments of the women who came before us, but I think it should also be a time to reflect upon women who have influenced our own personal history.
My history is very much tied to the history of my generation. As a child of a mixed marriage in the 1960s, I could not understand why strangers threw eggs at my mother’s car or cursed at her in the grocery store. My mother tried to explain these things to me, but no explanation could cover the hurt so eventually she just said to me, “You should be a person who makes better laws.” From that day forward, I knew that I wanted to be a public servant.
I know that not everyone who serves can trace their desire to do so to such a precise moment, but I know after spending time with Senator Clinton in California to South Carolina to Ohio, that the traits of leadership were with Hillary throughout her lifetime as well. From the courage to face neighborhood bullies after an early move, to the strength she exhibited in her commencement address at Wellesley, she has always been an individual of uncommon ability and she has continued to put that to use throughout her career.
She once told me that as a young candidate for class president, she ran against several of the boys from her school. She lost that election and afterwards, one of her opponents came up to her and told her that she was silly if she thought a girl could be elected president. I’m glad Senator Clinton didn’t stop there, and not only do I believe it is possible for a woman to become president, I believe in my heart that Hillary is the best leader right now for what our country needs and what we can achieve.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
温总理答问七处古文引语出处及释义【转自人民网】
行事见于当时，是非公于后世
原话摘录：
见面会上，凤凰卫视记者提出第一个问题：“上届政府曾经经历过两次令全球华人为之牵挂的突发危机的发生。5年前，新任总理的您经历了‘非典’危机，人们还不知道您当时的心路历程。5年之后，突如其来的南方冻雪灾害，人们又看到您走在抗击雪灾的前线，这场雪让您感受到了什么？未来5年您还会面临什么样的挑战？”
温家宝总理回答：“5年已经过去了，行事见于当时，是非公于后世。历史是人民创造的，也是人民书写的。一个领导者应该把眼睛盯住前方，把握现在，思考未来。我脑子里在盘旋四件事情……”
出处与释义：
出自《明太祖宝训》卷六：
……诸儒至，太祖谕之曰：“自古有天下国家者，行事见于当时，是非公于后世。故一代之兴衰，必有一代之史以载之。元主中国，殆将百年。其初君臣朴厚，政事简略，与民休息，时号小康。然昧于先王之道，酣溺胡虏之俗，制度疏阔，礼乐无闻。至其季世，嗣君荒淫，权臣跋扈，兵戈四起，民命颠危。其间虽有贤智之臣，言不见用，用不见信，天下遂至土崩。然其间君臣行事，有善有否，贤人君子，或隐或显，其言行亦多可称者。今命尔等修纂，以备一代之史。务直述其事，毋溢美，毋隐恶，庶合公论，以垂鉴戒。”
原文背景是明太祖攻克元都，得到元十三朝实录，于是召集文臣和逸士，准备修《元史》。太祖分析了元朝统治的兴亡原因，提出当世人行事由后人评价的观点，并嘱咐群臣修史要客观，不刻意贬低和赞扬，以供后人借鉴。
温总理引用这句话，简短地回答了关于“非典”和南方雪灾的问题，将关键时刻在第一线与群众共同抗灾的感受简单带过，建议由人民去评价，把重点放在了对未来的思考中。
苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之
原话摘录：
经济体制改革和政治体制改革要有新的突破，这就必须解放思想。解放思想需要勇气、决心和献身精神。解放思想和改革创新，如果说前者是因的话，后者就是果。5年前，我曾面对大家立过誓言，苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之。今天我还想加上一句话，就是天变不足畏，祖宗不足法，人言不足恤。
出处与释义：
出自禁烟英雄林则徐《赴戍登程口占示家人》一诗：
力微任重久神疲，再竭衰庸定不支。
苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之？
谪居正是君恩厚，养拙刚于戍卒宜.
戏与山妻谈故事，试吟断送老头皮。
“苟利”一句，大意是假如对国家有利，我可以把生命交付出来；难道可以有祸就逃避，有福就迎受吗？这也是林则徐最喜爱和经常吟咏的诗句。2003年，温总理曾说过说：“在我当选以后，我心里总默念着林则徐的两句诗：‘苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之’，这就是我今后工作的态度。”
天变不足畏，祖宗不足法，人言不足恤
出处与释义：
出自《宋史·王安石列传》，北宋神宗时期，王安石力主变法，反对因循保守，提出这一著名的“三不足”论断。“天变不足畏”：原意是自然界的灾异不必畏惧，这是对当时有人用各种所谓“天生异象”的奇谈怪论来攻击新法的回应，同时透露出一种朴素的唯物主义思想；“祖宗不足法”：前人制定的法规制度若不适应当前的需要甚至阻碍社会进步，就要修改甚至废除，不能盲目继承效法；“人言不足恤”：对流言蜚语无需顾虑。这既是王安石变法的精神支柱，也是他的思想武器。人们常引用这句话来表达一种不断革新的精神。
温总理引用这句话，表明对于经济和政治体制改革的勇气和决心。
一心中国梦、万古下泉诗
原话摘录：
台湾工商时报记者提问：大陆方面有没有可能和台湾在经贸合作方面有进一步的往来？大陆是否会对台湾释出更多的经贸优惠政策？
温家宝回答时这样说：我是一个爱国主义者，我脑子里总是在想，“一心中国梦、万古下泉诗”，“度尽劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇”。我们将继续扩大同台湾经贸交流的范围，包括投资、贸易、旅游、金融，提高合作的层次。在这些问题上，我们都可以本着平等互利的原则来进行协商。这样做实际上是发挥了两岸互补的优势和互利的优势。……
出处与释义：
宋沦陷后的许多年，大批南宋遗民沉浸在心灵创伤和悲痛中。其中一些坚决不与征服者合作的特立独行之士用他们的笔触描写了这样的心情。诗人和画家郑思肖是这些不服从、不合作者中的代表，写下了这样的诗句：“力不胜于胆，逢人空泪垂。一心中国梦，万古下泉诗。日近望犹见，天高问岂知。朝朝向南拜，愿睹汉旌旗。”
温总理引用这句诗，表达坚定的爱国思想和民族气节。
度尽劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇
出处与释义：
出自鲁迅先生所作《题三义塔》一诗。全诗如下：
奔霆飞焰歼人子，败井颓垣剩饿鸠。
偶值大心离火宅，终遗高塔念瀛洲。
精禽梦觉仍衔石，斗士诚坚共抗流。
度尽劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇。
温总理引用这句诗，再次强调了政府对待台湾问题的一贯态度：愿以最大的诚意、尽最大的努力争取和平统一。
周虽旧邦，其命维新
原话摘录：
新华社记者提问：政府工作报告在总结过去五年的工作经验的时候，把必须坚持解放思想放在六条经验之首，请问总理，继续解放思想对于经济、社会发展有什么现实针对性？
温总理回答：我想集中回答一下关于解放思想这个问题。一般的道理大家都知道。我想从中国的文化、传统和历史上讲一点自己的看法。我一直很重视两句话：一句话来自《诗经》，一句话来自《诗品》，就是“周虽旧邦，其命维新”、“如将不尽，与古为新”。
中国是一个既老又新的国家，五千多年来，中国的前进是同它不断的变革维新分不开的。就是在30年前，邓小平提出来要解放思想，实事求是，团结一致向前看，从而推动了中国的改革开放事业。有人可能会问解放思想和改革开放还要进行多久，我可以明确告诉大家，将永不停止，一直到中国现代化的成功，到了那时也还需要解放思想。
出处与释义：
三千年前，《诗经·大雅·文王》云：文王在上，於昭于天。周虽旧邦，其命维新。大意是说：周文王禀受天命，昭示天下：周虽然是旧的邦国，但其使命在革新。后因以“维新”称改变旧法而推行新政，如维新派、维新运动等。
温总理借此阐述“解放思想”的必要性。
如将不尽，与古为新
出处与释义：
唐代司空图在《二十四诗品》的“纤秾”中写道：采采流水，蓬蓬远春。窈窕深谷，时见美人。碧桃满树，风日水滨。柳阴路曲，流莺比邻。乘之愈往，识之愈真。如将不尽，与古为新。
全文前面部分大量篇幅是描述水流风拂、鸟语花香、声色香味的景象，到了第三节，作者在这幅山水春光图之外道出事理，大意是说：尽量朝上述方向发展下去，愈往而愈认识到真处，这种境界，永久无尽，终古常见，却又不是陈陈相因，能与古为新，就是光景常新了。
有人认为这是讲文学风格，也有人说是讲创作技巧，还有人说是讲文学原理。而温总理借用了“如将不尽，与古为新”这句话，说明中国始终是在对文化的传承和革新上前进和发展的，中国解放思想和改革开放的道路，永远都不会停止。
原话摘录：
见面会上，凤凰卫视记者提出第一个问题：“上届政府曾经经历过两次令全球华人为之牵挂的突发危机的发生。5年前，新任总理的您经历了‘非典’危机，人们还不知道您当时的心路历程。5年之后，突如其来的南方冻雪灾害，人们又看到您走在抗击雪灾的前线，这场雪让您感受到了什么？未来5年您还会面临什么样的挑战？”
温家宝总理回答：“5年已经过去了，行事见于当时，是非公于后世。历史是人民创造的，也是人民书写的。一个领导者应该把眼睛盯住前方，把握现在，思考未来。我脑子里在盘旋四件事情……”
出处与释义：
出自《明太祖宝训》卷六：
……诸儒至，太祖谕之曰：“自古有天下国家者，行事见于当时，是非公于后世。故一代之兴衰，必有一代之史以载之。元主中国，殆将百年。其初君臣朴厚，政事简略，与民休息，时号小康。然昧于先王之道，酣溺胡虏之俗，制度疏阔，礼乐无闻。至其季世，嗣君荒淫，权臣跋扈，兵戈四起，民命颠危。其间虽有贤智之臣，言不见用，用不见信，天下遂至土崩。然其间君臣行事，有善有否，贤人君子，或隐或显，其言行亦多可称者。今命尔等修纂，以备一代之史。务直述其事，毋溢美，毋隐恶，庶合公论，以垂鉴戒。”
原文背景是明太祖攻克元都，得到元十三朝实录，于是召集文臣和逸士，准备修《元史》。太祖分析了元朝统治的兴亡原因，提出当世人行事由后人评价的观点，并嘱咐群臣修史要客观，不刻意贬低和赞扬，以供后人借鉴。
温总理引用这句话，简短地回答了关于“非典”和南方雪灾的问题，将关键时刻在第一线与群众共同抗灾的感受简单带过，建议由人民去评价，把重点放在了对未来的思考中。
苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之
原话摘录：
经济体制改革和政治体制改革要有新的突破，这就必须解放思想。解放思想需要勇气、决心和献身精神。解放思想和改革创新，如果说前者是因的话，后者就是果。5年前，我曾面对大家立过誓言，苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之。今天我还想加上一句话，就是天变不足畏，祖宗不足法，人言不足恤。
出处与释义：
出自禁烟英雄林则徐《赴戍登程口占示家人》一诗：
力微任重久神疲，再竭衰庸定不支。
苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之？
谪居正是君恩厚，养拙刚于戍卒宜.
戏与山妻谈故事，试吟断送老头皮。
“苟利”一句，大意是假如对国家有利，我可以把生命交付出来；难道可以有祸就逃避，有福就迎受吗？这也是林则徐最喜爱和经常吟咏的诗句。2003年，温总理曾说过说：“在我当选以后，我心里总默念着林则徐的两句诗：‘苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之’，这就是我今后工作的态度。”
天变不足畏，祖宗不足法，人言不足恤
出处与释义：
出自《宋史·王安石列传》，北宋神宗时期，王安石力主变法，反对因循保守，提出这一著名的“三不足”论断。“天变不足畏”：原意是自然界的灾异不必畏惧，这是对当时有人用各种所谓“天生异象”的奇谈怪论来攻击新法的回应，同时透露出一种朴素的唯物主义思想；“祖宗不足法”：前人制定的法规制度若不适应当前的需要甚至阻碍社会进步，就要修改甚至废除，不能盲目继承效法；“人言不足恤”：对流言蜚语无需顾虑。这既是王安石变法的精神支柱，也是他的思想武器。人们常引用这句话来表达一种不断革新的精神。
温总理引用这句话，表明对于经济和政治体制改革的勇气和决心。
一心中国梦、万古下泉诗
原话摘录：
台湾工商时报记者提问：大陆方面有没有可能和台湾在经贸合作方面有进一步的往来？大陆是否会对台湾释出更多的经贸优惠政策？
温家宝回答时这样说：我是一个爱国主义者，我脑子里总是在想，“一心中国梦、万古下泉诗”，“度尽劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇”。我们将继续扩大同台湾经贸交流的范围，包括投资、贸易、旅游、金融，提高合作的层次。在这些问题上，我们都可以本着平等互利的原则来进行协商。这样做实际上是发挥了两岸互补的优势和互利的优势。……
出处与释义：
宋沦陷后的许多年，大批南宋遗民沉浸在心灵创伤和悲痛中。其中一些坚决不与征服者合作的特立独行之士用他们的笔触描写了这样的心情。诗人和画家郑思肖是这些不服从、不合作者中的代表，写下了这样的诗句：“力不胜于胆，逢人空泪垂。一心中国梦，万古下泉诗。日近望犹见，天高问岂知。朝朝向南拜，愿睹汉旌旗。”
温总理引用这句诗，表达坚定的爱国思想和民族气节。
度尽劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇
出处与释义：
出自鲁迅先生所作《题三义塔》一诗。全诗如下：
奔霆飞焰歼人子，败井颓垣剩饿鸠。
偶值大心离火宅，终遗高塔念瀛洲。
精禽梦觉仍衔石，斗士诚坚共抗流。
度尽劫波兄弟在，相逢一笑泯恩仇。
温总理引用这句诗，再次强调了政府对待台湾问题的一贯态度：愿以最大的诚意、尽最大的努力争取和平统一。
周虽旧邦，其命维新
原话摘录：
新华社记者提问：政府工作报告在总结过去五年的工作经验的时候，把必须坚持解放思想放在六条经验之首，请问总理，继续解放思想对于经济、社会发展有什么现实针对性？
温总理回答：我想集中回答一下关于解放思想这个问题。一般的道理大家都知道。我想从中国的文化、传统和历史上讲一点自己的看法。我一直很重视两句话：一句话来自《诗经》，一句话来自《诗品》，就是“周虽旧邦，其命维新”、“如将不尽，与古为新”。
中国是一个既老又新的国家，五千多年来，中国的前进是同它不断的变革维新分不开的。就是在30年前，邓小平提出来要解放思想，实事求是，团结一致向前看，从而推动了中国的改革开放事业。有人可能会问解放思想和改革开放还要进行多久，我可以明确告诉大家，将永不停止，一直到中国现代化的成功，到了那时也还需要解放思想。
出处与释义：
三千年前，《诗经·大雅·文王》云：文王在上，於昭于天。周虽旧邦，其命维新。大意是说：周文王禀受天命，昭示天下：周虽然是旧的邦国，但其使命在革新。后因以“维新”称改变旧法而推行新政，如维新派、维新运动等。
温总理借此阐述“解放思想”的必要性。
如将不尽，与古为新
出处与释义：
唐代司空图在《二十四诗品》的“纤秾”中写道：采采流水，蓬蓬远春。窈窕深谷，时见美人。碧桃满树，风日水滨。柳阴路曲，流莺比邻。乘之愈往，识之愈真。如将不尽，与古为新。
全文前面部分大量篇幅是描述水流风拂、鸟语花香、声色香味的景象，到了第三节，作者在这幅山水春光图之外道出事理，大意是说：尽量朝上述方向发展下去，愈往而愈认识到真处，这种境界，永久无尽，终古常见，却又不是陈陈相因，能与古为新，就是光景常新了。
有人认为这是讲文学风格，也有人说是讲创作技巧，还有人说是讲文学原理。而温总理借用了“如将不尽，与古为新”这句话，说明中国始终是在对文化的传承和革新上前进和发展的，中国解放思想和改革开放的道路，永远都不会停止。
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
咏 兰 诗 选
兰之猗猗，扬扬其香。
不采而佩，于兰何伤。
今天之旋，其曷为然。
我行四方，以日以年。
雪霜贸贸，荠麦之茂。
子如不伤，我不尔觏。
荠麦之茂，荠麦之有。
君子之伤，君子之守。
——韩 愈《幽兰操》
山中兰叶径，城外李桃园。
岂知人事静，不觉鸟啼喧。
——唐·王勃《春庄》
清风摇翠环，凉露滴苍玉。
美人胡不纫，幽香蔼空谷。
——唐·唐彦谦《兰》
谢庭漫芳草，楚畹多绿莎。
于焉忽相见，岁宴将如何。
——唐·唐彦谦《兰》
家在洞水西，身作兰渚客。
天昼无纤云，独坐空江碧。
——唐·施肩吾《兰渚泊》
亭树霜散满，野塘凫鸟多。
蕙兰不可折，楚老徒悲歌。
——唐·马戴《秋思》
春晖开禁苑，淑景媚兰场。
映庭含浅色，凝露泫浮光。
日丽参差影，风传轻重香。
会须君子折，佩里作芬芳。
——唐·李世民《芳兰》
孤兰生幽园，众草共芜没。
虽照阳春晖，复非高秋月。
飞霜早淅沥，绿艳恐休歇。
若无清风吹，香气为谁发。
——唐·李白《孤兰》
兰叶春葳蕤，桂华秋皎洁。
欣欣此生意，自尔为佳节。
谁知林栖者，闻风坐相悦。
草木有本心，何求美人折。
——唐·张九龄《感遇》
兰色结春光，氛氲掩众芳。
过门阶露叶，寻泽径连香。
畹静风吹乱，亭秋雨引长。
灵均曾采撷，纫佩挂荷裳。
——唐·无可《兰》
虚室重招寻，忘言契断金。
英浮汉家酒，雪丽楚王琴。
广殿清香发，高台远吹吟。
河汾应擢秀，谁肯访山阴。
——唐·李峤《兰》
幽丛不盈尺，空谷为谁芳。
一径寒云色，满林秋露香。
— 元·揭 斯《秋蕙》
幽兰既丛茂，荆棘仍不除。
素心自芳洁，怡然与之俱。
— 元·李祁《题兰棘同芳图》
伙风兰蕙化为茅，南国凄凉气已消。
只有所南心不改，泪泉和墨写《离骚》。
— 元·倪瓒题郑所南《兰》
鹈 声中花片飞，楚兰遗思独依依。
春风先自悲芳草，惆怅王孙又不归。
— 元·张翥《题兰》
采兰湘北芷，搴木澧南浔。
渌水含瑶彩，微风托玉音。
云起苍梧夕，日落洞庭阴。
不知篁竹苦，惟见泪斑深。
— 明·李梦阳《湘妃怨》
兰生深山中，馥馥吐幽香。
偶为世人赏，移之置高堂。
雨露失天时，根株离本乡。
虽承爱护力，长养非其方。
冬寒霜雪零，绿叶恐雕伤。
何如在林壑，时至还自芳。
— 明 陈汝言《兰》
幽植众宁知，芬芳只暗持。
自无君子佩，未是国香衰。
白露沾长早，春风到每迟。
不如当路草，芬馥欲何为。
—唐·崔涂《幽兰》
兰溪春尽碧泱泱，映水兰花雨发香。
楚国大夫憔悴日，应寻此路去潇湘。
—唐·杜牧《兰溪》
西北秋风凋蕙兰，洞庭波上碧云寒。
茂陵才子江陵住，乞取新诗合掌看。
—唐·刘禹锡《重送鸿举师赴江陵》
万倾荒林不敢看，买山客足拟求安。
田园失计全芜没，何处春风种蕙兰。
—唐·刘商《与于中丞》
兰蕙芬芳见玉姿，路傍花笑景迟迟。
苎萝山下无穷意，并在三乡惜别时。
—唐·刘谷《和三乡诗》
中禁仙池越凤凰，池边词客紫薇郎。
既能作颂雄风起，何不时吹兰蕙香。
— 唐·褚朝阳《奉上徐中书》
春兰如美人，不采羞自献。
时闻风露香，蓬艾深不见。
丹青写真色，欲补《离骚》传。
对之如灵均，冠佩不敢燕。
— 宋·苏轼《题杨次公春兰》
蕙本兰之族，依然臭味同。
曾为水仙佩，相识《楚辞》中。
幻色虽非实，真香亦竟空。
云何起微馥，鼻观已先通。
— 宋·苏轼《题杨次公蕙》
远与村桥接，深春积雨时。
兰芳人未捋，花发蝶先知。
草密封闲径，林疏露短篱。
别来锄久废，身老恨归迟。
— 宋·释文兆《幽兰》
彼羡南陔子，其谁粉署郎。
渥丹承露彩，绀绿泛风光。
屡结骚人佩，时飘郑国香。
何须寻九畹，十步即芬芳。
— 宋·丁谓《兰》
种萧芳兰中，萧生兰亦瘁。
它日秋风来，萧兰一齐败。
自古贤者心，所忧在民泰。
不复梦周公，中夜独慷慨。
— 宋·张咏《萧兰》
红白薇英落，朱黄槿艳残。
家人愁溽暑，计日望盂兰。
— 宋·晏殊《盂兰盆》
极目生晚照，幽情眷兰芷。
白苹叶里风，不在秋江起。
—宋·释重显《日暮游东涧》
楚泽多兰人未辩，尽以清香为比拟。
萧茅杜若亦莫分，唯取芳声袭衣美。
— 宋·梅尧臣《兰》
石言曾非石上生，名兰乃是兰之类。
疗疴炎帝与书功，纫佩楚臣空有意。
—宋·梅尧臣《石兰》
紫兰红蓼簇香盘，晓逐金壶下太官。
朝罢三宫归已晚，日华明丽雪消残。
— 宋·赵湘《皇后阁春帖子》
今花得古名，旖旎香更好。
适意欲忘言，尘编讵能老。
— 宋·朱熹《咏蕙》
光风浮碧涧，兰枯日猗猗。
竟岁无人采，含薰只自知。
— 宋·朱熹《兰涧》
谩种秋兰四五茎，疏帘底事太关情；
可能不作凉风计，护得幽兰到晚清。
— 宋·朱熹《兰》
手培兰蕊两三栽，日暖风和次第天。
坐久不知香在室，推窗时有蝶飞来。
— 元·余同麓《咏 兰 》
偶培兰蕙两三栽，日燠风微次第开。
坐久不知香在堂，开窗时有蝶飞来。
— 明·文彭《题兰竹卷》
国香零落佩 空，芳草青青合故宫。
谁道有人和泪写，托根无地怨东风。
— 明·史鉴《子昂兰》
懊恨幽兰强主张，开花不与我商量。
鼻端触着成消受，着意寻香又不香。
— 明·李日华《画兰》
年来空谷半霜风，留得遗香散草丛。
只恐樵人溷兰艾，红颜收在束薪中。
— 明·陈继儒《王楚玉画兰》
绿衣青葱傍石栽，孤根不与众花开。
酒阑展卷山窗下，习习香从纸上来。
—明·董其昌《兰》
无边蕙草袅春烟，谷雨山中叫杜鹃。
多少朱门贵公子，何人消受静中缘。
—明·董其昌《兰》
绿水唯应漾白苹，胭脂只念点朱唇。
自从画得湘兰后，更不闲题与俗人。
—明·徐渭《水墨兰花》
新妆才罢采兰时，忽见同心吐一枝。
珍重天公裁剪意，妆成敛拜喜盈眉。
—清 钱谦益《咏同心兰四绝句》
兰草已成行，山中意味长。
坚贞还自抱，何事斗群芳？
—清·郑燮《题画》
峭譬一千尺，兰花在空碧。
下有采樵人，伸手摘不得。
清·郑燮《峤壁兰》
兰草与三台，无人敢笔栽。
取得新奇法，墨香吹出来。
—清·郑燮《得意写之》
元日画兰竹，远寄郭云亭。
万水千山外，知余老更新。
—清·郑燮《韬光庵为松岳上人作画》
鉴空无我相，水静波亦止。
手拈幽兰花，妙香乃如此。
—清·蒋士铨《题王蔗村镜影图》
一片空山石，数茎幽谷草。
写寄风尘人，莫忘林泉好。
—清·智永《写兰石有寄》
何来尔室香？四壁即空谷。
一拳古而媚，美人伴幽独。
—清·黄任《题画兰》
磁斗寄绮石，源清者香远。
君从辋川来，而得此粉本。
—清·黄任《题画兰》
丛兰发幽崖，托根近霄汉。
泉水自流出，天风吹不断。
—清·马骀《兰》
冬草漫碧寒，幽兰亦作花。
清如辟谷士，瘦似琢诗家。
丛秀几钗股，顶分双髻丫。
夕窗香思发，风影欲箐纱。
—清·曹寅《冬兰》
香粟佛天饭，蕊珠仙界衣。
托名应自贵，含蕾再难微。
荡子甘心与，村娘愧发稀。
一春清素愿，消受露华霏。
—清·姚燮《珠兰》
离骚一种旧根苗，湘水湘云绿共摇。
认取春风双影子，不闻香气也魂销。
清·孙原湘《清·孙原湘》
阴崖百草枯，兰蕙多生意。
君子居险夷，乃与恒人异。
— 明·陈献章《题画兰》
飞琼散天葩，因依空岩侧。
守墨聊自韬，不与众芳碧。
— 元·元梅《墨兰》
从风不猎香，俯溪自怜影。
空山狼藉春，半属野樵领。
— 明·李日华《垂兰》
不采而佩，于兰何伤。
今天之旋，其曷为然。
我行四方，以日以年。
雪霜贸贸，荠麦之茂。
子如不伤，我不尔觏。
荠麦之茂，荠麦之有。
君子之伤，君子之守。
——韩 愈《幽兰操》
山中兰叶径，城外李桃园。
岂知人事静，不觉鸟啼喧。
——唐·王勃《春庄》
清风摇翠环，凉露滴苍玉。
美人胡不纫，幽香蔼空谷。
——唐·唐彦谦《兰》
谢庭漫芳草，楚畹多绿莎。
于焉忽相见，岁宴将如何。
——唐·唐彦谦《兰》
家在洞水西，身作兰渚客。
天昼无纤云，独坐空江碧。
——唐·施肩吾《兰渚泊》
亭树霜散满，野塘凫鸟多。
蕙兰不可折，楚老徒悲歌。
——唐·马戴《秋思》
春晖开禁苑，淑景媚兰场。
映庭含浅色，凝露泫浮光。
日丽参差影，风传轻重香。
会须君子折，佩里作芬芳。
——唐·李世民《芳兰》
孤兰生幽园，众草共芜没。
虽照阳春晖，复非高秋月。
飞霜早淅沥，绿艳恐休歇。
若无清风吹，香气为谁发。
——唐·李白《孤兰》
兰叶春葳蕤，桂华秋皎洁。
欣欣此生意，自尔为佳节。
谁知林栖者，闻风坐相悦。
草木有本心，何求美人折。
——唐·张九龄《感遇》
兰色结春光，氛氲掩众芳。
过门阶露叶，寻泽径连香。
畹静风吹乱，亭秋雨引长。
灵均曾采撷，纫佩挂荷裳。
——唐·无可《兰》
虚室重招寻，忘言契断金。
英浮汉家酒，雪丽楚王琴。
广殿清香发，高台远吹吟。
河汾应擢秀，谁肯访山阴。
——唐·李峤《兰》
幽丛不盈尺，空谷为谁芳。
一径寒云色，满林秋露香。
— 元·揭 斯《秋蕙》
幽兰既丛茂，荆棘仍不除。
素心自芳洁，怡然与之俱。
— 元·李祁《题兰棘同芳图》
伙风兰蕙化为茅，南国凄凉气已消。
只有所南心不改，泪泉和墨写《离骚》。
— 元·倪瓒题郑所南《兰》
鹈 声中花片飞，楚兰遗思独依依。
春风先自悲芳草，惆怅王孙又不归。
— 元·张翥《题兰》
采兰湘北芷，搴木澧南浔。
渌水含瑶彩，微风托玉音。
云起苍梧夕，日落洞庭阴。
不知篁竹苦，惟见泪斑深。
— 明·李梦阳《湘妃怨》
兰生深山中，馥馥吐幽香。
偶为世人赏，移之置高堂。
雨露失天时，根株离本乡。
虽承爱护力，长养非其方。
冬寒霜雪零，绿叶恐雕伤。
何如在林壑，时至还自芳。
— 明 陈汝言《兰》
幽植众宁知，芬芳只暗持。
自无君子佩，未是国香衰。
白露沾长早，春风到每迟。
不如当路草，芬馥欲何为。
—唐·崔涂《幽兰》
兰溪春尽碧泱泱，映水兰花雨发香。
楚国大夫憔悴日，应寻此路去潇湘。
—唐·杜牧《兰溪》
西北秋风凋蕙兰，洞庭波上碧云寒。
茂陵才子江陵住，乞取新诗合掌看。
—唐·刘禹锡《重送鸿举师赴江陵》
万倾荒林不敢看，买山客足拟求安。
田园失计全芜没，何处春风种蕙兰。
—唐·刘商《与于中丞》
兰蕙芬芳见玉姿，路傍花笑景迟迟。
苎萝山下无穷意，并在三乡惜别时。
—唐·刘谷《和三乡诗》
中禁仙池越凤凰，池边词客紫薇郎。
既能作颂雄风起，何不时吹兰蕙香。
— 唐·褚朝阳《奉上徐中书》
春兰如美人，不采羞自献。
时闻风露香，蓬艾深不见。
丹青写真色，欲补《离骚》传。
对之如灵均，冠佩不敢燕。
— 宋·苏轼《题杨次公春兰》
蕙本兰之族，依然臭味同。
曾为水仙佩，相识《楚辞》中。
幻色虽非实，真香亦竟空。
云何起微馥，鼻观已先通。
— 宋·苏轼《题杨次公蕙》
远与村桥接，深春积雨时。
兰芳人未捋，花发蝶先知。
草密封闲径，林疏露短篱。
别来锄久废，身老恨归迟。
— 宋·释文兆《幽兰》
彼羡南陔子，其谁粉署郎。
渥丹承露彩，绀绿泛风光。
屡结骚人佩，时飘郑国香。
何须寻九畹，十步即芬芳。
— 宋·丁谓《兰》
种萧芳兰中，萧生兰亦瘁。
它日秋风来，萧兰一齐败。
自古贤者心，所忧在民泰。
不复梦周公，中夜独慷慨。
— 宋·张咏《萧兰》
红白薇英落，朱黄槿艳残。
家人愁溽暑，计日望盂兰。
— 宋·晏殊《盂兰盆》
极目生晚照，幽情眷兰芷。
白苹叶里风，不在秋江起。
—宋·释重显《日暮游东涧》
楚泽多兰人未辩，尽以清香为比拟。
萧茅杜若亦莫分，唯取芳声袭衣美。
— 宋·梅尧臣《兰》
石言曾非石上生，名兰乃是兰之类。
疗疴炎帝与书功，纫佩楚臣空有意。
—宋·梅尧臣《石兰》
紫兰红蓼簇香盘，晓逐金壶下太官。
朝罢三宫归已晚，日华明丽雪消残。
— 宋·赵湘《皇后阁春帖子》
今花得古名，旖旎香更好。
适意欲忘言，尘编讵能老。
— 宋·朱熹《咏蕙》
光风浮碧涧，兰枯日猗猗。
竟岁无人采，含薰只自知。
— 宋·朱熹《兰涧》
谩种秋兰四五茎，疏帘底事太关情；
可能不作凉风计，护得幽兰到晚清。
— 宋·朱熹《兰》
手培兰蕊两三栽，日暖风和次第天。
坐久不知香在室，推窗时有蝶飞来。
— 元·余同麓《咏 兰 》
偶培兰蕙两三栽，日燠风微次第开。
坐久不知香在堂，开窗时有蝶飞来。
— 明·文彭《题兰竹卷》
国香零落佩 空，芳草青青合故宫。
谁道有人和泪写，托根无地怨东风。
— 明·史鉴《子昂兰》
懊恨幽兰强主张，开花不与我商量。
鼻端触着成消受，着意寻香又不香。
— 明·李日华《画兰》
年来空谷半霜风，留得遗香散草丛。
只恐樵人溷兰艾，红颜收在束薪中。
— 明·陈继儒《王楚玉画兰》
绿衣青葱傍石栽，孤根不与众花开。
酒阑展卷山窗下，习习香从纸上来。
—明·董其昌《兰》
无边蕙草袅春烟，谷雨山中叫杜鹃。
多少朱门贵公子，何人消受静中缘。
—明·董其昌《兰》
绿水唯应漾白苹，胭脂只念点朱唇。
自从画得湘兰后，更不闲题与俗人。
—明·徐渭《水墨兰花》
新妆才罢采兰时，忽见同心吐一枝。
珍重天公裁剪意，妆成敛拜喜盈眉。
—清 钱谦益《咏同心兰四绝句》
兰草已成行，山中意味长。
坚贞还自抱，何事斗群芳？
—清·郑燮《题画》
峭譬一千尺，兰花在空碧。
下有采樵人，伸手摘不得。
清·郑燮《峤壁兰》
兰草与三台，无人敢笔栽。
取得新奇法，墨香吹出来。
—清·郑燮《得意写之》
元日画兰竹，远寄郭云亭。
万水千山外，知余老更新。
—清·郑燮《韬光庵为松岳上人作画》
鉴空无我相，水静波亦止。
手拈幽兰花，妙香乃如此。
—清·蒋士铨《题王蔗村镜影图》
一片空山石，数茎幽谷草。
写寄风尘人，莫忘林泉好。
—清·智永《写兰石有寄》
何来尔室香？四壁即空谷。
一拳古而媚，美人伴幽独。
—清·黄任《题画兰》
磁斗寄绮石，源清者香远。
君从辋川来，而得此粉本。
—清·黄任《题画兰》
丛兰发幽崖，托根近霄汉。
泉水自流出，天风吹不断。
—清·马骀《兰》
冬草漫碧寒，幽兰亦作花。
清如辟谷士，瘦似琢诗家。
丛秀几钗股，顶分双髻丫。
夕窗香思发，风影欲箐纱。
—清·曹寅《冬兰》
香粟佛天饭，蕊珠仙界衣。
托名应自贵，含蕾再难微。
荡子甘心与，村娘愧发稀。
一春清素愿，消受露华霏。
—清·姚燮《珠兰》
离骚一种旧根苗，湘水湘云绿共摇。
认取春风双影子，不闻香气也魂销。
清·孙原湘《清·孙原湘》
阴崖百草枯，兰蕙多生意。
君子居险夷，乃与恒人异。
— 明·陈献章《题画兰》
飞琼散天葩，因依空岩侧。
守墨聊自韬，不与众芳碧。
— 元·元梅《墨兰》
从风不猎香，俯溪自怜影。
空山狼藉春，半属野樵领。
— 明·李日华《垂兰》
Monday, March 17, 2008
周笔畅 - 浏阳河2008
浏阳..河
弯过了几道弯
几十里 水路
到湘江
浏阳河2008
演唱:周笔畅
特别伴唱:李谷一
LRC制作:笔莉姿
那是那一年
蝉声的夏天
那只小手 学会了告别
也伸向明天
一首歌是一条河
流过寂寞流过梦
让我经过你 那些的经过
也勇于 不同
听你唱过 浏阳河
弯过了几道弯
弯成了新月 回家路上
妈妈的目光
听你唱过 浏阳河
弯过了几道弯
勾起多少惆怅与多少希望
在心上
那是那一年
倒退的麦田
我的小手 学会了告别
也伸向明天
唱着你唱过的歌
我想要的我懂得
让我经过你 那些的经过
更勇于 不同
听你唱过 浏阳河
弯过了几道弯
弯成了新月 回家路上
妈妈的目光
听你唱过 浏阳河
弯过了几道弯
勾起多少惆怅与多少希望
在心上
雨点找到了长河
回忆找到主题歌
老家的热汤 熟悉的窝
好温暖!
好温暖!
听你唱着 浏阳河(浏阳河~~)
弯过了九道弯 (时间的河~~)
五十里水路 到湘江
听你唱着 浏阳河
弯过了九道弯
流过多少惆怅与多少希望
变~~
金黄
浏阳河2008
演唱:周笔畅
特别伴唱:李谷一
LRC制作:笔莉姿
共同期待心肝..2007..全新专辑!
【很久没写blog，最近心情比较乱，也特别想家。听了这首歌更想家，小时候妈妈也会唱这首歌的。祝福妈妈身体健康！】
弯过了几道弯
几十里 水路
到湘江
浏阳河2008
演唱:周笔畅
特别伴唱:李谷一
LRC制作:笔莉姿
那是那一年
蝉声的夏天
那只小手 学会了告别
也伸向明天
一首歌是一条河
流过寂寞流过梦
让我经过你 那些的经过
也勇于 不同
听你唱过 浏阳河
弯过了几道弯
弯成了新月 回家路上
妈妈的目光
听你唱过 浏阳河
弯过了几道弯
勾起多少惆怅与多少希望
在心上
那是那一年
倒退的麦田
我的小手 学会了告别
也伸向明天
唱着你唱过的歌
我想要的我懂得
让我经过你 那些的经过
更勇于 不同
听你唱过 浏阳河
弯过了几道弯
弯成了新月 回家路上
妈妈的目光
听你唱过 浏阳河
弯过了几道弯
勾起多少惆怅与多少希望
在心上
雨点找到了长河
回忆找到主题歌
老家的热汤 熟悉的窝
好温暖!
好温暖!
听你唱着 浏阳河(浏阳河~~)
弯过了九道弯 (时间的河~~)
五十里水路 到湘江
听你唱着 浏阳河
弯过了九道弯
流过多少惆怅与多少希望
变~~
金黄
浏阳河2008
演唱:周笔畅
特别伴唱:李谷一
LRC制作:笔莉姿
共同期待心肝..2007..全新专辑!
【很久没写blog，最近心情比较乱，也特别想家。听了这首歌更想家，小时候妈妈也会唱这首歌的。祝福妈妈身体健康！】
Monday, March 10, 2008
Netwokr-centric healthcare
Directions:
Network-centric Healthcare
1. From patients' perspective, they want to collect their clinic reports and put them in one place, where they can easily manage and share with others.
2. Network to link different departments within a hospital.
3. Network to link different hospitals within a country.
4. Network to link different countries to share healthcare resouces. (Developing country and developed country)
5. Visit the healthcare network anywhere anytime.
Current Issues:
检查结果，科室间互不采信; 个人医疗记录缺乏延续性;病人无法了解医疗质量;
与三甲医院人满为患形成巨大反差的是等级较低的医院门可罗雀。
新型农村合作医疗网络管理系统(http://www.chcb.com.cn/2006/5-26/215125284.htm)
Security: http://www.fsou.com/html/text/art/3355807/335580735.html
No standard for information exchanging.
Benifits:
1. Cut off archive fee
应该让个人医疗档案实现网络化管理，这也能降低看病成本。
2. Share resources among hospitals
建立各医院共享的医疗档案
3. Make patients' medical records completely
为患者提供个人诊疗记录备份
4. Manage your healthy with computer
信息化健康管理: 健康管理在中国是一个全新的概念。但在西方国家，健康管理经历了20多年的发展，已经成为西方医疗服务体系中的不可或缺的一部分。
5. Online Hospitals
http://larrylu300.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!81a79d9550766490!225.entry
6. Schedule in home
挂号不出门 看病先预约
7. Get information about drugs, disease, hospitals from the web
不出医院门 上网获信息
8. Chat with other people with the same disease.
跟病友交流分享心得
Reference:
http://www.csnn.com.cn/2006/ca435230.htm
http://www.chinalabs.com/view/010008TV.html
http://www.med-smart.org/downloads/Netcentric_heathcare_operations.pdf
Good abstracts:
Worldwide costs and the disparity between healthcare in the Western world and the developing countries increase exponentially. Increased involvement of ICT allows, in similarity to the military, a transition from platformcentric to more cohesive and collaborative networkcentric operations. In the information-intensive environment of healthcare, the networkcentric approach allows free and rapid sharing of information and effective knowledge building required for the development of coherent objectives and their rapid attainment. We suggest that the application of the proposed networkcentric doctrine is arguably the best chance of changing the way healthcare is accessed, provided and managed both nationally and across the globe.
Network-centric Healthcare
1. From patients' perspective, they want to collect their clinic reports and put them in one place, where they can easily manage and share with others.
2. Network to link different departments within a hospital.
3. Network to link different hospitals within a country.
4. Network to link different countries to share healthcare resouces. (Developing country and developed country)
5. Visit the healthcare network anywhere anytime.
Current Issues:
检查结果，科室间互不采信; 个人医疗记录缺乏延续性;病人无法了解医疗质量;
与三甲医院人满为患形成巨大反差的是等级较低的医院门可罗雀。
新型农村合作医疗网络管理系统(http://www.chcb.com.cn/2006/5-26/215125284.htm)
Security: http://www.fsou.com/html/text/art/3355807/335580735.html
No standard for information exchanging.
Benifits:
1. Cut off archive fee
应该让个人医疗档案实现网络化管理，这也能降低看病成本。
2. Share resources among hospitals
建立各医院共享的医疗档案
3. Make patients' medical records completely
为患者提供个人诊疗记录备份
4. Manage your healthy with computer
信息化健康管理: 健康管理在中国是一个全新的概念。但在西方国家，健康管理经历了20多年的发展，已经成为西方医疗服务体系中的不可或缺的一部分。
5. Online Hospitals
http://larrylu300.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!81a79d9550766490!225.entry
6. Schedule in home
挂号不出门 看病先预约
7. Get information about drugs, disease, hospitals from the web
不出医院门 上网获信息
8. Chat with other people with the same disease.
跟病友交流分享心得
Reference:
http://www.csnn.com.cn/2006/ca435230.htm
http://www.chinalabs.com/view/010008TV.html
http://www.med-smart.org/downloads/Netcentric_heathcare_operations.pdf
Good abstracts:
Worldwide costs and the disparity between healthcare in the Western world and the developing countries increase exponentially. Increased involvement of ICT allows, in similarity to the military, a transition from platformcentric to more cohesive and collaborative networkcentric operations. In the information-intensive environment of healthcare, the networkcentric approach allows free and rapid sharing of information and effective knowledge building required for the development of coherent objectives and their rapid attainment. We suggest that the application of the proposed networkcentric doctrine is arguably the best chance of changing the way healthcare is accessed, provided and managed both nationally and across the globe.
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