Leva Celebrates Women’s History Month
The theme of Women’s History day on March 8th is Choose to Challenge. We will be honoring that theme all month long by highlighting and celebrating women, both contemporary and historical, that have challenged societal norms and traditions. These leaders created opportunities for a brighter future for themselves and women following in their footsteps.
Women’s History Month Wrap Up — 4 Lessons Learned
As we reflect on Women's History Month, we have identified four themes to take away and apply to your life. Familial support matters, change requires challenging the status quo, the importance of teaming up, and you only fail when you quit.
Marie Curie
Physicist and Nobel Prize Winner
“Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it.”
Amelia Earhart
Aviator and Author
“My ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who may want to fly tomorrow’s planes.”
Anshu Jain
General Manager, H&R Block Hyderabad
“Get help. Don’t think you can do it alone. It is ok to not have the perfect house, great meals, or do everything for your kids yourself. Don’t beat yourself up for little things. Let it be messy, let it be crazy, and just relax a bit.”
Émilie du Châtelet
Philosopher and Mathematician
“Let’s endeavour to cultivate our fondness for studying because this liking makes our happiness independent from other people.”
Dr. Donna Geddes
Professor and Chief Investigator, Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group
“Breastfeeding is everybody’s business. It is a universal, critical part of our physiology and our evolution.”
Tracy Young
Grammy-Award Winning Music Producer, DJ, and Composer
“We have shattered the glass ceiling together, in a male-dominated industry. I proudly accept this award on behalf of all the female producers who have been overlooked for so long.”
Suzy Batiz
Founder and CEO of Poo-Pourri
“Yeah, I’m rich as shit—but I’m rich inside. If everything went away tomorrow, dude, I’m good.”
Julie Rice
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of SoulCycle
“Everybody wants to just matter. People want to be heard, understood, and appreciated.”
Maria Montessori
Physician and Educational Innovator
“Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future… Let us treat them with all the kindness which we would wish to help to develop in them.”
Rosa Parks
Seamstress and Activist
“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would also be free.”
Christina Stembel
CEO and Founder of Farmgirl Flowers
“I tell my team all the time that I messed up. I hope that letting my team know that I mess up all the time allows them to feel safe and know that they aren’t expected to be perfect.”
Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist
“I can’t help but believe that at some time in the not-too-distant future, there is going to be another movement to change these systemic conditions of poverty, injustice, and violence in people’s lives. That is where we’ve got to go, and it is going to be a struggle.”
Emily Weiss
Founder and CEO of Glossier
“You can make a million excuses for why something didn't go well, but ultimately, just fix it and get on with it. Be a solutions person.”
Bozoma Saint John
CMO of Netflix
“You cannot be great in pieces. You can only be great as your full, whole self.”
Rachel Haurwitz
Co-Founder and CEO of Caribou Biosciences
“I’m not sure if I face more discrimination because of my age or my gender.”
Anne Wojcicki
Co-Founder and CEO, 23andMe
“The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.”
Emma McIlroy
Co-Founder and CEO of Wildfang
“We wanted to create a brand that made women feel braver, and bolder and didn't put them in a box.”