Who’s Writing Your History and Why Is That Important?

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By now, everyone has heard that success people create plans and goals for their future.  However, in a recent panel discussion I attended of Smith College professors, historians and activities, there was a thought provoking conversation about the importance of and need for women to write their own history.  The role and major contributions of women have been underrepresented and sometimes wiped out of history completely. Diaries, letters, and memoirs of these women from the past are all that remain to give those interested a glimpse into a more complete articulation of our history.

This led me to think that in business, for women in particular, documenting our past may be equally as important as planning our future.

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