self-empowered woman Archives - Marilyn Murray Willison

243: The Self-Empowered Woman: Cassie De Pecol

April 12, 2017 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, Today I’d like to introduce you to a young woman who has really captured my attention. Cassie De Pecol recently became … [Read more...]

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242: The Self-Empowered Woman: Ona Judge

March 6, 2017 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, Hard as it is to believe today, the sad truth is that most of our Founding Fathers were slaveholders. Today I’d like to introduce … [Read more...]

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241: The Self-Empowered Woman: Maria Sibylla Merian

February 27, 2017 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, I love stories about brave women who will do anything to follow their passion. So when I learned about Maria Sibylla Merian … [Read more...]

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240: The Self-Empowered Woman: Clare Hollingworth

January 17, 2017 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, Last Wednesday, the first female war correspondent died in Hong Kong at the age of 105. Today, journalism is—for the … [Read more...]

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239: The Self-Empowered Woman: Gretchen Carlson

December 31, 2016 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, For the last blog of 2016, I have chosen to write about a controversial—but newsworthy—accomplished woman. Gretchen … [Read more...]

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237: The Self-Empowered Woman: Svetlana Alexievich

November 11, 2016 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, During the past couple of weeks there has been a lot of attention devoted to the fact that Bob Dylan just won the Nobel Prize for … [Read more...]

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236: The Self-Empowered Woman: Carla Diane Hayden

October 20, 2016 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, My closest friends and family know only too well how thrilled I was to receive a photocopy of my “listing” at the Library of … [Read more...]

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235: The Self-Empowered Woman: Anne-France Dautheville

September 13, 2016 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, Just like you, I’m always on the lookout for stories about inspiring women. Last month, while I … [Read more...]

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231: The Self-Empowered Woman: Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun

March 12, 2016 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Self Portrait, 1790 Marie-Antoinette, 1779 Dear … [Read more...]

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227: The Self-Empowered Woman: Mother Teresa

September 5, 2015 By Marilyn Murray Willison

Dear Followers, Due to an unfortunate set of circumstances, I was unable to make a Facebook posting for Mother Teresa’s birthday on … [Read more...]

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Former Health and Fitness Editor for the Los Angeles Times syndicate, Marilyn Murray Willison is a six-time author, respected international journalist, and speaker. Her byline has appeared in The Sunday Times of London, The Daily Mail, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, Town and County, Allure and Ladies Home Journal , among others. Her expertise ranges from book reviews, fashion trends, travel articles and high profile celebrity interviews. Read More…