October 27, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Ethiopia Elects Woman President The presidency in Ethiopia is a ceremonial position. Power resides with the Prime Minister. Still, this is a milestone. I read about Sahle-Work Zewde‘s election first in a Nigerian online newspaper that referred me to the … Continue reading
October 23, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Peace Building Needs Women Women are not participating in sufficient numbers in peace-building work. This is not a surprise. UN Women made this point well in a recent report. They shared an infographic to demonstrate how few women have been involved … Continue reading
September 13, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Building Mountains from Dust I was asked recently if I would be part of a virtual book tour for a memoir about cancer. Four reasons I agreed: Our daughter is an oncologist, i.e. cancer doctor I like to read memoirs … Continue reading
July 31, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Bump in the Road In 1986 I returned from 24 years in Nigeria to enroll in the two-year Master’s program at Yale University’s School of Management. Our younger son Sam came with me. He had been accepted at Lawrence Academy … Continue reading
March 17, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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St Patrick’s Day I read a couple of days ago that St. Patrick wasn’t Irish. There weren’t snakes in Ireland so he couldn’t have rid the island of snakes as legend says. The original color of the day honoring him … Continue reading
March 6, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Native American Graduate of Mount Holyoke College Ruth Muskrat Bronson was not the first Native American woman to attend Mount Holyoke. There had been others even as early as 1846. But she was the first Native American to graduate. Mount Holyoke … Continue reading
January 20, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Chibok Girls Stay with Boko Haram An article in Voice of America online reports on a newly released video from Boko Haram. The video shows 12 Chibok girls who appear, “to relish their new life and disavow their old.” A … Continue reading
November 9, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Small World Connections I love “small world” connections. Don’t you? This week has been rich with small world connections for me and my family. Our daughter Beth was here on the weekend. She features in two of the small world … Continue reading
October 24, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Thirty-Eight Years of Alumnae Seminars Several times over the last twenty-four years, since living in Westport, I’ve attended the annual Alumnae Seminar put on by the Seven Sisters Alumnae in Fairfield County. It is always from 9:30 to 12:30, includes … Continue reading
October 4, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Mount Holyoke College Mountain Day Mount Holyoke College has a long-standing (I think since 1838!) tradition called Mountain Day. One day in the fall the President surprises the campus with bells ringing to announce Mountain Day, a day without classes. … Continue reading