Category: Stories

If you’ve ever been to the Philadelphia Museum of Art or taken an art history class, you’ve probably seen the Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. While the painting itself is impressive in its own right, the subject Read More

Here at Soroptimist, calling up our newest cohort of Live Your Dream Awards recipients to tell them they’ve been selected is one of the most special times of year. For these women, the cash grant they’ll receive might mean a Read More

“I’m a survivor” were words that were once hard for me to say out loud. I used to be ashamed. Ashamed that I could love a person who was so mentally, emotionally, and physically abusive. He didn’t care if I Read More

My Saving Grace I never knew a bunch of words could be a life preserver, until I started writing. Growing up I always had a passion for literature but could not have imagined passion would turn into desperation. One would Read More

The World as We Know It If you are like me and the rest of the world you awoke one morning, and all you heard was talk of Coronavirus. People were becoming infected and dying at an alarming rate. It Read More

Jacqueline is as tough as they come. The single mom of two young sons, she had very little help raising them, but never stopped working hard to give them a better life. She knew that she had to carve a Read More

Amy Carnevale was a fourteen year old girl. Those who knew her described her as sweet, kind, thoughtful, with an upbeat and positive attitude and the ability to see goodness in every person she encountered. Amy hoped to become a Read More

Cynthia Sinclair is a survivor in every sense of the word. Not only has she overcome enormous odds herself, but she supports and fights for other survivors as well. She’s truly an inspiration.  Cynthia is a survivor of child abuse Read More