Charlotte Whitton
Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton OC CBE was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first woman mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Whitton was a Canadian social policy pioneer, leader and commentator, as well as a journalist and writer. Wikipedia
Born: March 8, 1896, Renfrew, Canada
Died: January 25, 1975, Ottawa, Canada
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- “Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.”
- “Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”
- Don't ever confuse ignorance and confidence. The difference between the two can sometimes be invisible
- Never underestimate the power of a woman who knows what she wants and is not afraid to go after it.
- Women have always been the strong ones of the world. They're the backbone, the heart, the soul of society. They keep moving forward no matter what obstacles they face
- The value of a woman should never be measured by her appearance, but by her strength, intelligence, and compassion
- Leadership is not about being in charge; it is about taking care of those in your charge.
- We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free
- Confidence comes not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong.
- Success is not defined by the absence of failure, but by the ability to learn from it and keep going.
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