Nance and Robin

I really enjoyed the guest speakers last week. One thing that particularly stood out to me was when Robin Gerber quoted that “women are the greatest causalities of history.” For some reason I never realized that barely any women, compared to men, were subjects in the history books that I have been taught from. I was shocked by this realization because, in retrospect, it is so obvious. After I heard this, I started thinking about all the women who never got their story told. I really disliked history in junior high and high school, and I think that my experience might have been more enjoyable if I was taught about important women in history. I find it unfortunate that in order to learn about women in history one has to search specifically for that “branch” of history. I feel inspired to learn more about women in history, and I hope to come across some unbiased information. In addition, I thought the concept of Robin Gerber’s book Eleanor vs. Ike has a very creative storyline. I definitely want to take a look at it. It would have been cool if she brought a copy for all of us, but I guess she’s got to make her money!

I also enjoyed Nance Lucas’s story/lesson on ethics involved in leadership. It was cool that she shared this story with us, especially because we had just read the section on ethics in Komives. Ethics is a topic I am fascinated with because I really can admire those who are dedicated to their ethical values. One of my major personal goals in life is to be as ethical a person as possible because I believe that internal happiness and ethical values run parallel to each other. Next semester I am taking the NCLC class Ethics and Leadership, and I am excited to go into further detail on the subject.