Tuesday, 9 March, 2010
Educators-Activists-Scholars
Source: Issue Black-Commentary on Society
National Women’s History Month began as the National Women’s History Week, March 8, 1980 to celebrate the accomplishments and diversity of women. In 1987 a week was expanded to a month. The theme for this month is “Writing Women Back into History”. The accomplishments of women are seldom recognized nor written in the history books. Therefore, this month is set aside to recognize and celebrate women’s accomplishments such as Anna J. H. Cooper, Mary C. Terrell and Ida A. Gibbs.
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Friday, 26 February, 2010
Nursing on the Front Lines
Trail blazing and longevity are synomonus with Mary Lee Mills. She was an advanced practice nurse midwife who stood the test of time. When she was making her mark on life and in the annals of midwifery history, she also gave a new meaning to service. She demonstrated rising above adversity and in the process she also brought someone alone with her-reaching down and lifting others up. In fact she helped uncountable numbers of people. A fantastic role model!
Mary Lee Mills, RN, MSN, MPH, CNM, was born in 1912 and raised in a rural area outside Watha, in North Carolina. She was one of 11 children and the granddaughter of slaves. Her education began in a school house that had one teacher. Segregation was the law and educational opportunities limited or none existent for Americans of African descent. She started from poor beginnings and went on to achieve international acclaim as an African American nurse while providing health care, education and inspiration to the people she met.
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Thursday, 21 May, 2009
The fastest growing segment of the population is older people, the elderly, the aged, boomers, etc. However, as their numbers increase every day, something is missing. That something is gray hair. Generally speaking, as we age the hair turns gray. President Obama is a classic example. It is on rare occasions that I see a woman or man with a beautiful head of natural gray hair. Hair coloring and wigs have, apparently, covered the gray hairs. Coloring is another topic for another time!
A dysfunctional, underactive thyroid can lead to thinning hair. What causes gray hair? There are several postulations. It could be caused by a decrease in Biotin, decreased melanin in the hair, a relative who nags the person constantly, fewer essential amino acids in the body, and stress, especially continuous stress. “Scientists have a hunch that the gray hairs we dread (or welcome) may arrive sooner with stress.”
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