365 Days ~ An Image A Day, What It Means To Be...

Terin Christensen in Danville, California is creating 365 Days ~ An Image A Day, What It Means To Be... 

Why did you decide to do this project? Dedicated to my daughter and my mother.... Women who have challenged me and pushed me to grow. This project started with a book my daughter sent to me entitled  365: A Daily Creativity Journal.

I have committed to posting images for 365 days. Initially I thought I’d shoot a picture a day of different woman, but quickly realized that was not a realistic goal. Subsequently, I’ve broken the project down into shooting one person per week thus posting four daily images that capture their essence. The remaining days in the week will be peppered with photographs of my mother and miscellaneous images that reflect my voice.

Each person will be asked “What does it mean to be a woman?” or “What does it mean to be you?” Their responses will present insight into the mysteries that lie within them and define them.

I’m sure this road will take me down some crazy paths and the project will morph along the way. Life is a sweet short ride and thank you for traveling along with me.

Courage to follow one’s heart and to use one’s brain is essential!

See all of Terin's project HERE.

Beingwoman

My friend Bridget Gethins here in Richmond, Virginia started her Beingwoman blog back in 2006, but it was just this past December that she decided to make it into a daily project in which she answers the question "What did women do in the olden days and how come we don't know about it?"...

Why did you decide to do this project?  I ran a poll – completely unscientific – in conversation I have been asking the question for the last 4 years.  "Did you know Mrs. King, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s mother, was shot, murdered, assasinated?  99.9 percent answer NO!  June 30th, 1974, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA. Sunday Service – Mrs. King at age 71, was playing The Lord's Prayer on the organ and a crazy man from Ohio walked in and shot her dead!  This should be common knowledge.  AND this is the tip of the iceburg.  I am so surprised every day at the amazing lives  women have lived.  So the saying "Women are written out of history."  It is true. And so we need another way to look at the events of the world – "Her-story!"  Maya Angelo spoke of "she-ros"  So, I say as many others Her-story.

(image via Mike Glenn Collection)

How has doing a yearlong/daily project affected your life? This blog has profoundly affected my life – it is over-whelming at times. But, it is also – thrilling, amazing, exciting, and I am brimming with ideas and stories – I have been writing a play about it.  "Mrs. King was Shot!!"  And each day I drift off to this world of mystery- because women are so left out – it is has the excitment of uncovering past. And hopefully I am helping to make the future aware of her past.

(Regina Jonas image via: Jewish Women's Archive)

Another woman who amazed me- August 3rd, 2006.  I was searching and came across, "First female rabbi born this day in 1902, Regina Jonas."  So, I followed the trail.  Rabbi Jonas was ordained December 25th 1935 in Berlin Germany.  I could not find a lot on her, but there was educational book that was published in 2003-ish in Germany and I ordered it.  Regina Jonas was an amazing human being. Like Mother Theresa. I just Googled her and now she is all over the place! But, in 2006, my blog was one of the first sites that popped up about her. So, I have an idea that the blog helped put her-story on the map.  Rabbi Jonas is in a ton of blogs now. And that thrills me.

The impetus for writing it was to support a performing arts group called The Women's Mercury which was founded by Bridget and her partner Keri Wormald.

Learn a lot more about "her-story" on her blog HERE.