Click here for COVID19 Announcement Blog Events Join Us Grants & Programs Latest PostsSupporting Local WomenFebruary 24, 20212021 Member/Support Drive Join Online Individual Membership Business Partnership Empowering Women To Change Their World since 1996 Join By Mail You may mail in your membership donation along with your Member-Supporter Form to: FRWRC, PO Box 1748, Front Royal, VA 22630... Read more...No Breakfast BreakfastFebruary 17, 2021SAVE THE DATE - MARCH 25 No Breakfast - Breakfast Recognizing Our 2021 Dare To Dream Recipients Virtual Event! More Information Forthcoming... Read more...2021 February Book CommentaryFebruary 16, 2021Donated Book - Now available at Samuels Public Library Front Royal Women's Resource Center and Royal Oak Bookshop co-sponsor donations to Samuels Public Library that are by or about women. Nan Hathaway, Book Donation Sponsor & Coordinator, chooses our books each year. Thank You Nan! We highlight one of these books every third week each month. Our 2020 Book Reviews and Commentaries are provided by JoEllen McNeal. Thank you JoEllen! Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America By W.Caleb McDaniel “A Masterly researched mediation on reparations based on the remarkable story of a 19th- century woman who survived kidnapping and re-enslavement to sue her captor.” -Pulitzer Prize Committee “Zebulon Ward of Arkansas liked to say that he was the last American ever to pay for a slave. It would have been a doubtful honor even if it were true….Ward’s story, however was dubious itself, and the true story brought him no honor at all. Eight years before the Civil War began, he had kidnapped a free woman and sold her as a slave.” Thus begins this extraordinary book that won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2020. In April 1848, Henrietta Woods, an enslaved woman, was taken from her home in Kentucky (a slave state) to Ohio (a free state) and given her freedom papers. In Cincinnati, Wood later recalled, she had her first “sweet taste of liberty.” In 1853, five years later, she was kidnapped, forcibly taken back to Kentucky, and re-enslaved. Wood was ultimately bought by a cotton planter who took her to Texas, where she would remain until after the Civil War. A few years after she was freed for a second time, she returned to Cincinnati determined to seek justice. In Sweet Taste of Liberty, W. Caleb McDaniel weaves together all the elements and sources to tell Henrietta Wood’s story – that of a woman who survived enslavement twice and took one of her oppressors to court. It is also the story of Zebulon Ward, a deputy sheriff who had colluded with Wood’s employer in Cincinnati in her kidnapping. After the abduction, Ward became one of the South’s wealthiest men by becoming the “keeper” of state prisons in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas, using convict leasing schemes and inmate labor to enrich himself. Though Ward was a stranger to her at the time of her capture in 1853, Wood would remember him throughout her re-enslavement. In 1870, after she had regained her freedom and returned to Cincinnati, Henrietta Wood sued Zebulon Ward for $20,000 in damages and lost wages. Astonishingly, Wood won her case. In 1878, a federal jury awarded her $2,500. Though only a fraction of her original demand, and far less than what a man like Ward could have afforded to pay, the amount remains the largest financial settlement by an American court in restitution for slavery. Henrietta Wood’s story provides a reminder that emancipation alone was never enough – that freedom had to be taken and could not be merely given. It also illuminates what black Americans faced following the Civil Wat and proves the connections between slavery and the prison system that rose in its place. Above all, however, Sweet Taste of Liberty offers a stirring and indelible portrait of an extraordinary woman who sought, against all odds, to win reparations for slavery. Don’t let the fact that this book is a history stop you from reading it. Sweet Taste of Liberty reads like a novel that never slows its pace until the very last sentence. On July 10, 1879, when a final document was filed with the Circuit Court – a receipt acknowledging that Ward had paid the final installment of $2,000, - the Clerk of Court stamped it, “Henrietta Wood vs. Zeb Ward.” Then he carefully penned the proper name for the legal document. It was a “Satisfaction.” Caleb McDaniel teaches history at Rice University, where he also serves as magister of Duncan College. His first book, The Problem of Democracy in the Age of Slavery, won the Merle Curti Award from the Organization of American Historians and the James Broussard Prize from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. He lives in Houston.... Read more...Women In Networking – Feb 24February 11, 2021You Are Invited FREE EVENT *THIS WILL BE A ZOOM MEETING - MUST REGISTER - CLICK HERE “More than just another networking group”. FRWRC WIN is open to all the women in our community. It was founded on the concept of women lifting each other up, through meaningful connections, opportunities to learn from one another and shared interests. Wednesday, February 24 at 12 Noon via Zoom Guest Speaker: Jen Avery Topic: #CenterStage Jen will Highlight FRWRC's new Networking opportunity for local women #CenterStage. More About...#CenterStage...it's your time to shine: Front Royal Women's Resource Center is featuring a new series called Center Stage. This is a chance for women in our community to share information about business, causes, events that are special to them. Host Jen Avery makes it fun, easy, and "empowering." Contact the FRWRC for more information. Are you a member of the FRWRC? Consider membership too! Front Royal Women's Resource Center - Empowering Women to Change Their World #centerstage #frwrc Click Here to View Previous #CenterStage Videos ... Read more...February 18 – FRWRC SocialFebruary 11, 2021All Invited FRWRC Virtual Social Free Event - Must Register to Attend - Click Here Feb 18 | 6 PM | via Zoom Connecting the Threads of FRWRC 24 Years Committed to Empowering Local Women Host: Eka Kapiotis This event is to gather members and future supporters, wanting to know more about our organization. We will share FRWRC's legacy through memories, stories and experiences that will tell how we began and our current impact on the lives of local women.... Read more...2021 Annual Membership DriveFebruary 2, 2021Join Online Individual Membership Business Partnership Together Supporting Local Women Join By Mail You may mail in your membership donation along with your Member-Supporter Form to: FRWRC, PO Box 1748, Front Royal, VA 22630 FRWRC MISSION: Supporting local women through Programs, Information & Education (PIE)... Join Between Jan. 23rd (International Pie Day) & Feb 18th To receive a free slice of Pie (Baker's choice)* *Slices of Pie donated by Down Home Comfort Bakery 120 E Main St, Front Royal (Instructions will be emailed after you join) Are you Busy? Is AutoPay your idea of heaven? NOW AVAILABLE: Automatic Renewing Subscriptions Choose a Monthly Subscription & SAVE TIME & MONEY! Available for both Individual & Business Partner Memberships... Read more...2021 Women’s Wellness ForumJanuary 26, 2021Virtual - Free Hosted by FRWRC & The Laurel Center & Phoenix Project 9 AM to 1 PM Free Event - Please RSVP Zoom Link will be emailed to RSVP attendees on Friday before Event NEW WEBSITE FOR THE WOMEN'S WELLNESS FORUM Includes Schedule and Speaker Information www.frontroyalwomenswellness.com... Read more...2021 January Book CommentaryJanuary 19, 2021Donated Book - Now available at Samuels Public Library Front Royal Women's Resource Center and Royal Oak Bookshop co-sponsor donations to Samuels Public Library that are by or about women. Nan Hathaway, Book Donation Sponsor & Coordinator, chooses our books each year. Thank You Nan! We highlight one of these books every third week each month. Our 2020 Book Reviews and Commentaries are provided by JoEllen McNeal. Thank you JoEllen! Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty and Law By Jeffrey Rosen “Imagine having a cup of coffee with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and chatting about law, the Supreme Court, marriage, family, music, wins and losses….” -Linda Greenhouse Through her own words, Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers an intimate look at her life and career, in this extraordinary series of conversations. This remarkable book presents a unique portrait of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, drawing on more than twenty years of conversations with Jeffrey Rosen, starting in the 1990s and continuing through the Trump era. Rosen, a veteran legal journalist, scholar, and president of the National Constitution Center, shares with us the justice’s observations on a variety of topics and always her intellect, compassion, sense of humor and humanity shine through. The affection they have for each other as friends is evident in their banter and in their shared love for the Constitution – and for opera. In Conversations with RBG, Justice Ginsburg discusses the future of Roe v. Wade, her favorite dissents, the cases she would most like to see overruled, the #Me Too movement, how to be a good listener, how to lead a productive and compassionate life, and of course the future of the Supreme Court itself. When Rosen asked, “What is your message to the next generation of feminists?” Justice Ginsberg replied, “Eliminating unconscious bias (against women).” These frank exchanges illuminate the steely determination, self-mastery, and wit that have inspired Americans of all ages to embrace the woman known to all as “Notorious RBG.” In these conversations, Justice Ginsburg, always has something interesting – and often surprising – to say. And while few of us ever had the opportunity to chat with her face-to-face, Jeffrey Rosen transports us to her side as never before. Published before Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death in 2020, Conversations with RBG is a deeply felt portrait of an American hero and a remarkable woman. Jeffrey Rosen is the president and chief executive officer of the National Constitution Center, a law professor at George Washington University, and a contributing writer for The Atlantic.... Read more...Jan 21 – WomanGatheringJanuary 7, 2021Free Event WomanGatherings are informational and inspirational evenings intended to nurture the womanspirit in each of us. Via Zoom - This is a webinar - Only Host & Guest are Viewable & Live Chat for all attendees Webinar ID: 879 0734 8779 | Passcode: 359101 Click Here to join Webinar - You will need your passcode Thursday, January 21 Time: 6:00 – 6:30 PM. Guest: Barbara Martin, Life Coach - Women In Transition Topic: Wheel of Life Host: Eka Kapiotis Videographer: Jen Avery Topic: The Wheel of Life is a simple but powerful tool that helps you visualize all the important areas of your life at once. It is often used by life coaches and career coaches to give their clients a "bird's eye" view of their lives. By looking at a visual representation of all the areas of your life at once, the wheel helps you to better understand which of your life areas are flourishing and which ones need the most attention. Please click Wheel of Life for printable pdf document - Participants will need to print out the wheel of life, have colored pencils, crayons or colored pens or markers. About Barbara Martin: https://women-in-transition.wixsite.com/women-in-transition/about-me Hello, I'm Barbara Martin and I am a big believer in Mindfulness. Mindfulness is being fully present and aware of everything around you; your surroundings, people and thoughts, and I believe it is essential to a happy and healthy life. I am a certified Martha Beck Life Coach. My practice is Women in Transition offering women insight into their “limiting beliefs” that are holding them back from being their authentic selves. I also currently serve on the Washington County Commission for Women (WCCW) and I am the chairperson of the WCCW Women’s Expo. My husband and I have raised and homeschooled 4 boys. After 30 years of ice hockey, soccer, baseball and academic events we are learning to create our own life in our empty nest by reconnecting and contributing to our community in different ways.... Read more...Jan 27 – Women In NetworkingJanuary 7, 2021FREE EVENT *THIS WILL BE A ZOOM MEETING - MUST REGISTER - CLICK HERE “More than just another networking group”. FRWRC WIN is open to all the women in our community. It was founded on the concept of women lifting each other up, through meaningful connections, opportunities to learn from one another and shared interests. We hope you will join us. Guest Speaker: Sondra Johnson, Herbalist Wednesday, Jan 27 12 Noon to 1:00 PM via Zoom Guest Speaker: Sondra Johnson, Herbalist Wednesday, Jan 27 12 Noon to 1:00 PM via Zoom Topic:Sondra will explain the how and why of the products she makes and the herbs she uses. Her love of plants and herbs, as well as her lifelong interest in the human body and what makes us “tick” led her to reading many books, newsletters and other publications over the years which taught her not only use of the plants but also what medical science says about those uses. She will explain how the herbs work and how best to use them for skin care. Sondra will also explain a little about the herbs that generally help keep us healthy and those that protect us from viruses. She will take questions during her talk, so she can customize her talk to cover issues that are important to the group. About: Sondra's interest in and study of herbs began over 40 years ago when she and her husband were raising their children on a farm in Loudoun County, Virginia. She loved learning about and handling plants, so they had a very large vegetable and herb garden. Years later, one of her children was diagnosed with psoriasis. Sondra's studies of what was generally available topically for skin conditions made her realize plants could do the job better and more safely. Thus began her herbal skincare business. Website link: www.naturescommonscents.club Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sondrasnaturescommonscents/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondrasnaturescommonscents/... Read more...
