Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.

It is the future, of course, which politicians grapple with, and that is why politics is so disorderly. Only history clears away some of the debris.

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

Women in leadership cannot cry without raising a storm of commentary.

Volunteer activities can foster enormous leadership skills. The nonprofit professional volunteer world is a laboratory for self - realization.

There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters.