May 2010 Commentary: May flowers on Mother Earth’s Day and women of the world

A reflection of women’s achievements on Mother’s Day is an appropriate tribute (May flowers are nice, too). From our beginning mothers have not only perpetuated life for humanity, but everywhere they have nurtured home and hearth of family. Beyond this traditional role of fundamental importance, women have, of course, made significant contributions throughout history. Think of Eve, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Pocahontas, Sacagawea, Jane Austen, Florence Nightingale, Pearl S. Buck, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rachel Carson, Indira Gandhi, and many more, of course.