2019

By Linda Harris Sittig

When I first started this blog seven years ago, I wanted to highlight women from all different backgrounds who had lived extraordinary lives by giving of themselves to make this world a better place.

I envisioned that they would come from different races and ethnic backgrounds, different countries and eras. What would bind them all together was my concept of a strong woman, a female who struggles to follow her passion and perseveres, even though obstacles litter her path.

I didn’t know back then how many women I would find. Now, almost eight years later I have written over 90 entries about amazing women from all walks of life. Two of them, Ellen Canavan and Annie Charbonneau, led me to write my first novels, Cut From Strong Cloth and Last Curtain Call. They are Book 1 and Book 2 of my “Threads of Courage” series.

As I sit here working on my third novel, and at the same time researching women for the blog, I am struck by the sheer number of everyday women who led strong lives, and yet, often did not receive credit for their accomplishments.

Not wanting to slight men, I acknowledge there have been many strong men who also spent their lives in helping others. And we often read about them.

However, history has often overlooked strong women. It was a Massachusetts wife, Abigail Adams, married to President John Adams, who wrote some prophetic words to him in 1776 while he was helping to draft the United States Constitution.

“Dear John, Remember the Ladies.”

Strong Women in History attempts to do just that.

A happy and healthy new year to all readers of this blog.