Florence Nightingale
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Reflecting on Katherine Johnson and NASA, and the Future of Girls and Women
Today, we learn that former NACA/NASA pioneer and hidden figure, Katherine Johnson has passed away. Many of us grew up not knowing Mrs. Johnson and the phenomenal work she did for NACA/NASA from 1953 to 1988. Thousands of people admitted on social media and in interviews and private conversations that the first time they learned…
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Thought of the Day: No Excuses!
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” ~ Florence Nightingale We do absolutely nothing out of fear. We self-sabotage out of fear—fear of the past and fear of the unknown. We make excuses for not trying, not pushing harder, not loving more and deeper, not getting over the past.…