http://womensvoicesforchange.org Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nutritionist Keri Gans untangles the many claims made for vitamin D over the past couple of years, and offers some smart guidelines. ]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/vitamin-d-clearing-up-the-confusion.htm California painter Julia Kay thought her three-year Daily Portrait blog was just for her. But since then, it has meant much more, for her life, her art, and for her community (including us.)]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/it-ended-as-it-began-or-did-it.htm A radical proposal from Pat Allen: Scrap the parade in New York City.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/on-st-patricks-day-erin-go-somewhere-else.htm Ainslie Jones Uhl wraps up "The Compass Rose," her episodic reflections on creating a new life in Southern California, with the promise of new topics to come.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/the-compass-rose-finding-your-own-face-in-the-crowd.htm Dr. Naina Sinha on the most five commonly prescribed medications that can cause problems for bones, and helpful steps to take if they’re prescribed for you.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/bone-health-the-five-worst-drugs.htm After 5 years helping villagers in post-tsunami Indonesia, banker-turned-philanthropist Sara Henderson heads to Haiti. The WVFC pre-departure interview.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/headed-to-haiti-more-bridges-to-build.htm Tons of laughter, and the secret behind all those fairy tales.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/theater-review-happily-ever-after.htm For Poetry Friday, honoring the work of acclaimed Iranian poet Simin Behbahani, 82, who recently told the BBC that the Tehran authorities had blocked her from going abroad.]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/iran-news-on-poetry-friday-simin-behbahanis-passport-confiscated.htm Part One in a new series on smart-phone programs that have earned must-have status from real, grown-up women. ]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/apps-we-love-part-1-food-and-drink.htm Last week at the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama gave International Women of Courage Awards to 20 women from all over the world. Enjoy the show -- including one guest who claims to have been "Washington's first fashionista — until Michelle Obama came to town." ]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/web-watch-the-international-women-of-courage-awards.htm