Episode 84: Two True Stories of Well Behaved Women
What You’ll Learn
Just a Mom (01:50)
Mildred Clima Granger (02:20)
Wilma Noble (06:20)
Invitation (08:53)
You've probably heard the quote, "Well-behaved women seldom make history", but you might be surprised by what Laurel Thatcher Ulrich really meant by this statement, and once you hear it you'll never be able to hear this quote the same way.
Thatcher, a historian, author, educator, and mother of 5 dedicated her work to telling the quiet stories of ordinary people...and she won a Pulitzer Prize for it. Because, as she states, “it is in the very dailiness, the exhaustive, repetitious dailiness, that the real power lies… living has to be measured in doing.” and mommas...our lives are a very measure in doing, and doing, and doing.
Often this quote is misunderstood to mean that in order to change the world and make a difference we must be aggressive, loud, and bold...but it was merely to share that the quiet and compliant contributions of women rarely get attention or credit for their accomplishments. That's us mommas. We're living that truth every single day, because what we do. It matters. Oh man does it matter.
In our new series, "Just" a Mom, we are celebrating the beautiful stories of ordinary, well-behaved women...who we know are far more than what we see at first glance. The lives we are living have incredible beauty and power in them, and we want to share them with the world.
Welcome to the ‘Just a Mom’ Series…
Today we’re highlighting a few of the beautiful women in our own families…
Grandma Mildred Clima Granger
Grandma Wilma Noble
But we KNOW that EVERY momma has a story and wisdom to share! During this series, we’ll be highlighting different women (like you and I) who have done amazing things…and we’d love to feature YOU! Reach out to us @thedeliberateday on Instagram and we’ll share ALL the details!
