I’ve been rewatching episodes of The West Wing this week, as a sort of inoculation against the real world of American politics. In one of the episodes, Keb'Mo performs the gorgeous America, the Beautiful with guitar accompaniment. In these last months in the real America, it's anger and hatred rather than beauty that have swept the fruited plains the song celebrates.
Read MoreI am so sorry for what you are going through. I know you are tough – my American friends tell me so, and you’ve probably had to be tough to thrive given some of the things you’ve lived through – but I want you to know there are women in Australia who see you as intelligent, experienced and capable, who understand that when something happens to you, it happens to all women and girls.
Read MoreIn response to just about any difficulty life throws at her, Miss Ivens looks squarely at the questioner and says. "After all, we're women. We do things." I love her almost as much as I love Anna Bligh, for her courage and fierce determination. It gives me hope for the world.
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