4 March VOL 08 Issue 8

Girls, girls, girls

 

Welcome to the 04 March @boutSeniors enewsletter.

On March 8 it will be exactly 100 years since 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York demanding shorter hours, better pay, and voting rights.
So this week let’s hear it for the girls as we celebrate International Women’s Day and focus on the good work women do - and the support they provide to each other.
In particular we salute the Country Women’s Association - an organisation which has been in existence for more than 70 years – and it’s still going strong. Enjoy the recipe for a Busy day casserole in Comfort Food from the CWA’s Country Classics cookbook and our apologies to Leesa Chandler whose recipe for Low Fat Curry was mistakenly included without permission in last week’s enews. Leesa also runs a quilting site– and members have full access to her great recipes.
Once, women learnt how to maintain their health and wellbeing from mothers, sisters, grandmothers and girlfriends. Busy lifestyles may mean some of these positive connections have been lost, but advances in technology are delivering women’s health information in amazing new ways. Bookshelf online this week features Joan Didion’s amazing anthem to her 40-year marriage, and a new anthology of women in rock. Travel Express shares great women’s travel websites and Geoff’s blog ponders the question of Eve.
And this week’s heroine?
As this enews is landing in your inbox, Americans are voting in Primaries in Ohio and Texas. Some are calling this Hillary Clinton’s Alamo. Whether she defies gravity and wins, or bows out gracefully, we can’t help but admire the sheer tenacity and courage of this petite lady who has campaigned tirelessly for months on end.

Don’t forget to celebrate the women in your life
David and Kaye Fallick

Competitions

Influential women
Win one of four copies of a girls-only book by telling us which women you find influential and why?

Service with a smile
Win one of four copies of Are You Being Served, Series Seven by clicking here

February winners
 View winners of our February competitions by clicking here.

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Getting out there

Women only
 Many women claim to be undervalued in whatever their chosen profession is, whether housewife, mother or CEO. Saturday 8 March 2008 is International Women’s Day so get out there and be counted!

A little bit country
For over 70 years the Country Women’s Association has made life better for women and children living in rural Australia and their work is just as relevant, if not more so, in these modern times.

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Wellbeing

Menopausal and fabulous
Like it or not, all women go through menopause. The Jean Hailes Foundation tries to make it a positive experience with its upcoming webcast Life Begins At Menopause?

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Retirement Living

All that glitters…
Making the decision to enter a retirement village is tough enough without then having to worry about choosing the correct one? James had a very distressing experience with his choice, so read more and be aware.

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For a Good Cause

Weaker sex?
Women may be referred to as the weaker sex but with the assistance of the International Women’s Development Agency, women in some of the poorest countries in the world are showing just what they’re made of.

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Travel express

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Great bear nature
Holidaying in Canada been on your mind? Do you want a holiday with culture and history as well as a whole lot of opportunities to get up close to the wonders of Mother Nature?

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Only, not lonely!
Are you a woman who likes travelling on her own, happy to go where you please rather than try to fit around others?

Dirty weekend
The last thing you want to encounter on your travels is someone else’s dirt and debris in you hotel room. Make sure you give these hotels a miss!

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Travel deals

New Zealand specials
Planning a last minute trip to New Zealand? Save 15% with FreeSpirit Touring

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Bookshelf online

Women rock!
If you thought rock’n’roll was a man’s domain, take a trip through musical history and rediscover the women who rocked the world!

Loss and love
As they sat down to dinner one night, Joan Didion’s husband collapsed and died of a massive heart attack. Didion spent the next twelve months wishing he would just come back and fill the shoes she steadfastly refuses to discard.

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Comfort Food

Busy day Casserole
In a rush or just can't be bothered spending time cooking dinner? Try this quick and easy recipe from the CWA's Country Classics cookbook.

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Here to help

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