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Mary Fields was born a plantation slave in Hickman County, Tennessee, sometime in 1832 in the home of Judge Edmund Dunne and his wife Josephine who had five children. At this time in history, slaves made up 25% of the population of Tennessee and they were the unwilling backbone of the state’s agricultural production. Tennessee was home to many of the largest slave holding plantations. This included, then, President Andrew Jackson’s Heritage Plantation in Nashville where 150 b

Sarah Ragle Weddington was born on February 5, 1945, in Abilene, Texas. As a child she was very bright and a good student. She participated in many activities. She was a drum major in her junior high school band, president of the Methodist Youth Fellowship (her father was a Methodist Minister) played the organ at church, sang in the church choir and was passionate about riding horses. She was determined to go to college, though such was not done, in those days. It got very in

From CBC Indigenous News by Renée Lilley who is a reporter for CBC Indigenous. She is a recent University of Winnipeg grad with a BA in rhetoric and communications. She has reported on radio and online news in her hometown of Portage la Prairie. She is also a proud Métis mama of four girls. On January 5, 2022, these women all graduated. I was so inspired by this I felt compelled to share. Congratulations to all of the intrepid women! Wishing you a long, prosperous and safe

My photo: view to the west last evening I am a bit late posting this week. I'm blaming "Holidayitis"... it's real you know. I became, peaceful, quiet, a wee bit lazy, and quite content to just sit and watch the birds, read, talk with friends, nap or meditate. It was completely grand, but some things just didn't get done. I am rather unabashedly unashamed too! I hope that all of you enjoyed the season, regardless of how you celebrated. It always seems a gentler, sweeter time