Portraits of Strong Women

During my travel to Madhya pradesh, I happened to visit this beautiful small town Maheshwar little did I realise that this place will fascinate me not just with its picturesque ghats along river Narmada and its famous Maheshwari sarees but I will also carry an inspiring and heart touching story of q

I find these women Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell worthy role models for two reasons: 1) obviously for overcoming stereotypes. but more importantly, 2) for their entrepreneurial nature in starting their own practice and medical school for women, making sure the hard work and suffering they had to end

Aparna Saligrama, the creator of this network, is a great role model for us all! It was fun to have the chance to interview Aparna Saligrama on my podcast and feature this great network on my blog today: http://www.carpediemday.com/aparna-saligrama-quiet-value-woman/

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