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Archive for January 2012

Crowing a Queen: Calling Oshun to watch over our womb

Posted by: sassysage on: January 30, 2012

i’ve always had two statues in my home which pay hommage to Oshun the African goddess of fertility.  it’s not so much that i was trying to get pregnant, i just thought they looked super cool. but after watching last week’s episode of Dr. Oz, i see that i might need to start renting Oshun out [...]

Hot Off The Press: Intern with the President

Posted by: sassysage on: January 24, 2012

calling all girl leaders.  this looks like a great opportunity… —————————————————————————————————– Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Executive Office of the President Summer Internship Program. The program is an excellent opportunity for college students to gain professional experience and build leadership skills. The Office of Administration is currently seeking dedicated students to serve [...]

i advise so many college students who say they want to go to medical school but you can tell they are not quite sure.   they really like helping people, they enjoy science, their parents told them they had to, or they like watching House!   but why medicine (or any other career); they have [...]

Hot off the Press: who looks like that?

Posted by: sassysage on: January 18, 2012

many of us ladies look at the ads in magazines or tv and wonder who really looks like that?  the reality is that only a tiny fraction of women are the size of the models that are plastered all over the media.     Did you know: – Twenty years ago the average fashion model [...]

Infinite Possibilities is a Conference for minority women in the field of math.  It is an amazing conference!  They are offering travel scholarships to female high school, college, and graduate students to attend.  Please forward to those who may be interested. ______________________________________________________ Infinite Possibilities Conference will be held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, March [...]