The time is ripe to recognize the ways women throughout U.S. history have redefined effective leadership. From ErkertJan:
from Princeton, women political leaders are three times more likely than male counterparts to be targeted for violence.
Pelosi was vilified and her husband was viciously attacked. Huerta, known for the force of her determination, was brutally beaten by police in a non-violent demonstration in San Francisco. Mankiller, a fierce advocate for her people, experienced what she called her “own little trail of tears,” when her family moved off their land, Mankiller Flats, as part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs relocation policy. Violence impacted their bodies and their families.
These traumatic events only served to fuel a deepening of their grace.Grace does not negate the pain and struggles of the process, but rather marks the arrival of everything learned on the way.“the Silent Generation” because they endured the hardships of the Depression and came of age during McCarthyism. Ironically, silence provides space to cultivate grace. Dancers need space far from the spotlight in order to integrate their considerable physical skills with the integrity their aesthetic soul.
Each of these women spent their early years raising children out of the public limelight—during which time, they developed considerable organizing skills. They then utilized these skills when assuming power. Huerta countered the frustration and pain of laborers with the slogan
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