OUR STORY
We are not experienced philanthropists or big charity benefactors. We’re just regular women who were lucky enough to have been born in the US in the 20th century and have had the opportunity to live to our potential without having to think about it. We are concerned by what we see as rights regressing in recent times. Women’s reproductive freedoms are called into question. Using degrading language is becoming socially acceptable. Economic and social inequalities are growing.
The matriarch in our family, Kelly’s and Erin’s mother and Shauna’s grandmother Bridget, is one of the bravest women we know. Hailing from rural Ireland, at age 20 she packed up and crossed the Atlantic to start a new life. Married five years later to gentle scientist dad Joe, she proceeded over the next eighteen years to bring five strong girls (and one singular boy) into the world. She always stressed to us that whatever we do, we must be financially independent. She also inculcated into us an incredible work ethic.
We are grateful to all of the women who came before us to make our lives as women rich in opportunity. We realize that growing up in the US does not automatically mean things are easy, and we all work hard to succeed and to effect positive change whether at home, at school, in our careers or in our communities. We are optimistic that in the many settings around the world where girls and women are not born with our fortune, change is possible. Women who earn a living form an economic powerhouse for their families and communities, they will share with families and communities before enriching themselves. We believe that empowering women is the best weapon we have for tackling the world’s challenges, for building a better tomorrow.
The matriarch in our family, Kelly’s and Erin’s mother and Shauna’s grandmother Bridget, is one of the bravest women we know. Hailing from rural Ireland, at age 20 she packed up and crossed the Atlantic to start a new life. Married five years later to gentle scientist dad Joe, she proceeded over the next eighteen years to bring five strong girls (and one singular boy) into the world. She always stressed to us that whatever we do, we must be financially independent. She also inculcated into us an incredible work ethic.
We are grateful to all of the women who came before us to make our lives as women rich in opportunity. We realize that growing up in the US does not automatically mean things are easy, and we all work hard to succeed and to effect positive change whether at home, at school, in our careers or in our communities. We are optimistic that in the many settings around the world where girls and women are not born with our fortune, change is possible. Women who earn a living form an economic powerhouse for their families and communities, they will share with families and communities before enriching themselves. We believe that empowering women is the best weapon we have for tackling the world’s challenges, for building a better tomorrow.
