The Curious Autodidact

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.
–Maya Angelou

Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.-Sandra Day O’Connor

We still tend to think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman
as an anomaly.
– Margaret Atwood

It has been a woman’s task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope.
–Margaret Meade