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Origins of BPW Collect
The Collect was written by Mary Stewart in 1904, as a prayer for the
day, when she was principal of a high school in Colorado. Born in
Ohio in 1876, she spent her childhood in Georgetown, Colorado. She
was described as a little bundle of energy, dignity and personal
charm. The Collect has been used by Women's Groups and organizations all around the world as their club creed. The Collect was written as a prayer to instill a sense of unity among women working together with wide interests and important goals. She worked for
women's suffrage nationally and attended the St. Louis meeting
where the National federation was launched. She was elected its first
corresponding secretary and thereafter took an active part in the
growth of the organization. She remained actively involved in BPW
until her death. Mary Stewart died at the age of 67, on April 1, 1943,
in Ohio.
It was adopted at the second convention by the National Federation
of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, 1920 at St. Paul. Senator Tobey of New Hampshire read the collect into the printed records of the Congress of the United States, in 1949 at the closing session.
"I called it a 'Collect for Club Women' because that women working
together, with wide interests in large ends, which was a new thing
under the sun and that , perhaps they had a need for a special petition and meditation of their own."
BPW Collect
Keep us, O God from pettiness;
let us be large in thought, in word, in
deed.
Let us be done with fault-finding
and leave off self-seeking.
May we put away all pretense and
meet each other face to face without
self-pity and without
prejudice.
May we never be hasty in
judgment and always generous.
Let us take time for all things;
make us to grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put into action our better
impulses, straightforward and unafraid.
Grant that we may realize it is the little
things that create differences, that in
the big things of life we are one.
And may we strive to touch and to
know the great, common human heart
of us all, and O Lord God let us for-
get not to be kind!
Heart Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
There are multiple causes of irregular heartbeat. Forty million women
in the U.S. have heart disease and
are unaware of it. With atrial fibrillation the heart rhythm is fast and
irregular, as we age it is more likely
to occur. Sometimes it occurs after
a heart attack. For years heart disease was something that was
thought to happen primarily with
men. Today's research continues to
illuminate the differences in the
treatment of women when we look
at heart disease. Due to a shift in
recognition, there has been more
awareness in risk factors, remedies, and treatment modalities for
women.
Some studies indicate that heart
disease is the leading cause of
death in women over 20 years of
age in the U.S. It is five times more
likely to cause death if you are a
female than breast cancer. MORE
WOMEN DIE FROM HEART DISEASE THAN MEN. Heart disease
is the leading causes of death
among women all over the world.
There are studies that indicate
traditional medication and treatment routinely used for men do
not yield the same results. The
studies need to be gender specific
(women) in order to discover finding which would be effective. This
is critical to finding effective treatment.
There are 9 Risk Factors responsible for 90% of all cardiovascular disease:
Smoking
Stress
Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Obesity
Thoughtfully Submitted by President Gwen Evans
Poor Diet
Physical Inactivity
Excess Consumption of Alcohol
In 2004, Ridker et al, it was recommended that the Reynolds
Risk Score for women be used in
Calculating women's risks. This
was based on a 10 year Health
Study for cardiovascular events in
25,558 women, all over 45 years
of age. The conclusion was that
this scoring system predicted
heart disease risks in women better than other systems previously
used.
Dr. David Brownstein,
Natural Way To Health, January 2015.
February is
Black History Month
Black History Month is a
month set aside to learn,
honor, and celebrate the
achievements of black men
and women throughout history. Since its inception, Black
History Month has always
been celebrated in February.
The origins of Black History
Month can be traced back to
a man named Carter G.
Woodson
(1875-1950).
Woodson, the son of former
slaves, was an amazing man
in his own right. Since his
family was too poor to send
him to school as a child, he
taught himself the basics of a
school education. At age 20,
Woodson was finally able to
attend high school, which he
completed in just two years.
He then went on to earn a
bachelor's and master's degree from the University of
Chicago. In 1912, Woodson
became only the second African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University (W.E.B. Du Bois was the
first). Woodson used his hard
-earned education to teach.
He taught both in public
schools and at Howard University.
Three years after earning his
doctorate, Woodson made a
trip that had a great impact
on him. In 1915, he traveled
to Chicago to participate in a
three-week celebration of the
50th anniversary of the end
of slavery. The excitement
and enthusiasm generated
by the events inspired Woodson to continue the study of
black history year-round.
Before
leaving
Chicago,
Woodson and four others
created the Association for
the Study of Negro Life and
History (ASNLH) on September 9, 1915. The following
year, the ASNLH began publication of the Journal of Negro History.
Article courtesy of
Biography.com
Mary Eliza Mahoney, (L) and Jessie Sleet Scales (R)
Photo Caption courtesy of www.toptenz.net
Black Nurse Pioneers in New York City, 1900-1950
All nurses acknowledge our history begins with Florence Nightingale during
the Crimean War. Those of us who are Black remember America's first black
professional was Mary Eliza Mahoney, Massachusetts General Hospital. She
made many nursing accomplishments and was an advocate of civil rights. In
1898 the first school for "Colored Females in Nursing Arts" began in New York
City, later to be known as the Lincoln School for Nurses. This school for Nurses was established exclusively for African American Nurses. There were many
barriers to their professional growth and development, as it was in the south
because of their race. Interestingly enough, the south had establish schools of
nursing for blacks several years before New York City. In the beginning, black
nurses could only do private-duty nursing in private homes. Only Lincoln Hospital would hire black nurses.
In 1917 Harlem Hospital hired several black nurses and as a result, many
white nurse employed at Harlem Hospital resigned in protest. (Exhibition: Harlem Hospital" NYPL.org.) In 1909, there were many in the black community
who had tuberculosis. There concerted on the upper west side of Manhattan
also known as San Juan Hill was an emergent need for public health nurses.
In October of 1900 Jessie Sleet Scales, RN was hired on the condition that
she be paid by a local philanthropist. She remained in her position until 1909
and has the distinction of being America's first black public health nurse.
Black history abounds with notable nurses. A nurse at Harlem Hospital in 1937
tried to organize nurses and was fired because of this. Notable nurses include, Laura Morrison Bayne and Mahketa Williams, were the first AfricanAmerican nurses to serve in Liberia through the Board of Foreign Mission of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Salaria Kee, who was the only AfricanAmerican nurse to serve in Spain during the Spanish Civil War under the auspices of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade was wounded and held hostage by Fascist soldiers in Spain. Years later, she enlisted in the U.S. armed services and
served in World War ll.
This article is presented by President Gwen Evans
Sources Grey, Janice M. The Lincoln School for Nurses, A Retrospective: The
Way We Were. 9120-1960. New York Alumnae Association of the Lincoln
School for Nurses. Hines, Darlene Clark, Black Women in White: racial Conflict and Cooperation in the Nursing Profession 1890-1950. Bloomington and
Indianapolis, Indiana University Press. 1989
www.nurse.com May 7, 2007.
A Message from the President
This year we will hold our 96th Conference on May 15th and 16th, at the Sheraton, Eatontown, N.J. I have questioned
myself, many times wondering and hoping we make our 100th conference.
Does our organization reflect the larger society we live in today? How are the issues women of all ages and cultures
being addressed today and by whom? How many of us use social media, do we want to, do we understand them, do
we want to learn to use today’s technology? Are there issues on a larger scale (i.e., violence against women) who
should we lend our voices of support to? Many of you mentioned at the last meeting that you were interested in trafficking, this is just one issue women of this generation are faced with. Because of social media we can no longer turn a
"blind-eye" to anything that involves women of all ages and cultures. We cannot behave as if we are unaware or do not
care.
We are in a position to lead, and we must challenge ourselves to leave a mark on our states, counties, and local communities. A mark that shows we are and have always been an organization of "Women Helping Women." When we
are faced with those in our communities who fall on hard times, are abused, are making poor decisions due to aging or
not, it is our duty to try to get them help. Young and old, things happen which we have no control over. We can provide
information or make a telephone call on behalf of those who need our help.
You may not know it, some lonely older women are being targeted by younger men. It starts off seemingly innocuous,
and before they realize it they no longer own their homes, or have the means to take care of themselves. This is a disturbing issue to me as is all of the abuses children and women face. Just ask yourself, in the long-run what are the
consequences if we do not speak up for those unable to speak for themselves. If we pretend it doesn't affect me?
Look at the history of this form of mentality (i.e. concentration camps). Stand Up! Speak Up! The future of this organization is up to us.
”WOMEN HELPING WOMEN, THAT IS WHO WE ARE”
Join us at the Conference May 15th and 16th,
”Sowing Seeds of Change"
Gwendolyn L. Evans, President, BPWNJ
Eunice Clark,
Editor of The Voice
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