I wanted to share something with the class. Last night, our very own Kate Johnson was celebrated among other women at the annual Women's Appreciation Banquet hosted by Kaleidoscope on campus. These are women who have impacted the Hanover community and were nominated to be recognize.
During the dinner, a woman from Franklin College gave a brief speech on successful women and gave some key points on how to be one and one of them that really stood out to me, which was that as women, we must support other women too in any way we can. This stood out to me because in this male-oriented, capitalistic society we are taught that in order to be #1 we must only think about only one person: ourselves. In doing so, we are undermining the importance of relationships. How can we progress if we don't encourage and motivate each other? I think if we stop viewing life as a competition and instead view it as a collaborative job, then we can really see women strive.
Congratulations, Professor Johnson!
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