There is a fabulous quote I have printed on a plaque that sits on my desk, and from that quote, I seek and receive many pertinent affirmations:
Validation. Justification. Courage. Faith.
Well-behaved women seldom make history.
Amen.
This observation was made by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. And trust me, this lady ought to know.
The author earned the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on her Diary, 1785 – 1812, set in early New England. Harvard Professor of Early American History and President of the American Historial Association (2009), Ulrich had written an article on Puritan funeral services. It was in that article that she coined the now-famous phrase. She later wrote a book, using the quote as the title, examining how certain ‘misbehaving’ women, Rosa Parks and Virginia Woolf, for example, shaped the course of history.
Ulrich also co-penned a collection with poet Emma Lou Payne, entitled, All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir.
You guessed it, another famous line brought to us from this awesome writer, teacher and feminist, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. How much ya wanna bet you’ll have this song in your head for the next few days?
Celtic Thunder sure knows how to share their sizzle. I might even become a gyrating groupie at one of their concerts. Great way to wake up in the morning!
Shake what your momma gave you, Elaine. Woo-oo-oot!
Can I give another AMEN on that quote? It’s one of my favorites.
Amen, and Hallelujah!
Love the quote. It’s a keeper!!
Agreed.
You know this is one of my favoUrite quotes.
For many reasons. All the time. Everywhere I go. Even when that’s nowhere. *winks*
My pet, Peeves, wants to know what’s up with “…UMG, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.”
MY country? It’s Independence Day here, for crumb’s sake!
Gloria, we’ll make up for your lack of video with country line dancing while you’re here.
One of my absolute favorite quotes. Behaving can be so boring. But don’t tell my kids that. I want them to believe the falsehood that behaving is FUN and GOOD, at least until they move out of the house.
Behaving is fun and good, Tami, but mis-behaving has better results!
Hm. Misleading your children could be classified as misbehaving.
I figure they need to be old enough to accept the consequences of misbehaving before you let your kids in on that secret of life.
Stompin’ my feet in unbehaved fashion!
Yee-Haw!
Sherry … great quote … loved the music. Yes, it was blocked so I went to youtube and found it
See? Gloria clicked on the play arrow (behaved) and she got nowhere. You, my resourceful, misbehaving friend, went around the back door and so you were rewarded. Snort.
LOL. The “behaved” quote is a good one, but what I’m wondering is, are you about to confess something, or are you about to do something outrageous? If it’s the latter, I have film, and I’m sure Gloria could give you tips!
Cheers!
Nigel, how about an outrageous confession?
Once Gloria comes to TO for her visit, I’m sure we’ll have lots to confess. Staying up past bed time, jay-walking…
Speaking of film, did Gloria confess her film debut at BeBe’s?
Er…um…ah… that would be a no! Gloria?????
Er…um…ah…whaaaaat, Nigel?
It was a happy day. BeBe’s had highly danceable music. I had my dancing groove and potential new dress on.
What happened next was Not. MY. Fault.
I blame it on my kissing-cousin-to-the-Mennonites dance-deprived childhood.
The video??? Blame that on friends with iPhones.
I really like the quote. And the more I think about it, the more I like it. It took Bad-Behaved Women to change society, in every century.
Mis-behaved. Determined. Courageous. Crazy. All of the above, and more.