The National Federation of Republican Women has a long history of helping bring women into the political process while promoting the Republican cause.

An educated child is better equipped to handle all the challenges of life, from finding work to avoiding diseases like HIV/AIDS.

There are a lot of women that I think are very powerful and would be great presidents.

Any criticism of someone you love is hard to take.

It's a huge advantage to have parents who read to you. And it's an advantage that lasts a lifetime.

The English language lacks the words 'to mourn an absence.' For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we have all manner of words and phrases, some helpful, some not. Still, we are conditioned to say something, even if it is only 'I am sorry for your loss.' But for an absence, for someone who was never there at all, we are wordless to capture that particular emptiness. For those who deeply want children and are denied them, those missing babies hover like silent, ephemeral shadows over their lives. Who can describe the feel of a tiny hand that is never held?

The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.