For Seattle Area Readers: A Dialogue With Gloria Steinem

(Photo by Tom Marks, 2008)

Sometimes there are events so extrodinary that we would be remiss not to share them, regardless of their connection to Women Take Wing! For Seattle area readers, we have one such event taking place next week...it is so special we just couldn't keep it to ourselves.

Hedgebrook - a writer's retreat like no other...a place reserved only for women...women authoring change - invites you to join the iconic Gloria Steinem in a dialogue investigating how visionary women writers have revolutionalized our world with their stories and ideas. Readings and conversations will examine how women's voices have shaped our culture across generations, and continue to impact our world in an era of change. If you live in the Seattle area, join us at Town Hall on Friday, June 10th from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased directly through the Hedgebrook website. Dori and I will be there and hope you can join us!

~Steph

It's Hard To Keep Good Women Down

The economy has been struggling for many months now. Several friends of WTW and members have felt the pains of “economic slow down”. And yet, they keep on keeping on. They haven’t given up, they have adjusted. They haven’t shuttered their doors but they’ve re-evaluated what is working and what is not. Some have streamlined. Others have expanded their offerings. Privately, in Our Gathering Space, in the cold months of January we wrote to one another that our collective goal for 2009 was to all still be standing in 2010. Half way through this historic year, most of our members have had to shift their visions, retool their trades but all in all, they are still holding their own and doing it on their terms. We continue to cheer them on and celebrate their undying sense of independence. It's hard to keep good women down and we see that every day, here, in the fabulous women who make up our membership!

"Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
~Thomas Alva Edison

Sightings: What Some of Our Members Are Up To

Our own Tabetha Sullens was recently voted "Best of the Best" costume jewelry in McMinnville in the Southern Standard! Tabetha’s unique and very personal jewelry designs are wonderful. The award is well deserved.


Saratoga Community Housing, currently our only non-profit member of Women Take Wing!, is launching a membership and volunteer drive. SCH and other land trust organizations around the country work to create affordable housing for the communities they serve. If you live on Whidbey Island, learn more about SCH or click here to learn more about land trusts around the country.

For those readers located in or around Spokane, WA this weekend, don’t miss one of our favorite events The Farm Chicks. Debi Ward Kennedy is there and we just know her booth will be over the top fabulous. We’ve heard rumors Sara Duckett of Sadie Olive will be there too. It should be a fun party…err, I mean sale.