Influential Women in My Life

Aza Lea Kirby Davis Gillins, my mother, who demonstrated to me humility, honesty, and humor. Nettie Wright, my first teacher and exemplar of a non-graded classroom. Dr. Lillian Weber, my City College mentor, who pushed me to follow my dreams. Dr. Anna Julia Cooper, whose life of determination is a constant inspiration. Harriet Tubman, another Moses, whose Yaa spirit lives in me.

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Influential Women in My Life

Dr. Helen Chavis Othow

Dr. Thelma Roundtree

Dr. Johnnetta B.Cole

Dr. Dorothy Height

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My Mom, Gram (no relation) and my BFF Harriet Greenfield.

Mom was a working mother before it became the norm. She always balanced the family’s life with her nursing career and taught me God and family come first. She always showed up no matter what I was doing – choir, plays, tennis and her least favorite, field hockey. Gram lived across the street and is the woman who taught me to be young irrespective of age and to just be myself. Gram was always curious and showed the importance of love in service to others. Harriet whom I have known for 50 years! She showed me there is no deadline in life to achieve your dreams, always is an optimist and encourager, brilliant and humble. She helped me in the early 1970s to establish a girls tennis team at my high school right after Title IX was passed so I wouldn’t have to continue playing on the boys team. It took two years but we got it done!

Why is Women’s History Month important to you?
Women build on the achievements of those who came before us and work building each other up. I learn something new every year about what women have accomplished and what they are now working on.

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All the women in my family on both sides of my DNA gene pool have influenced me. My mother, Suzette, is a compassionate educator and scholar, and her mother, Ethel Ophelia, was a lifelong scholar and matriarch. I would be remiss if I didn’t also mention my mother-in-law Katie Johnson Duncan, who’ll celebrate her 100th birthday on April 8, 2022.

Why is Women’s History Month important to you?
This is a day of rededication and URGENCY! We must love and uplift all women, everywhere. Praise God!

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Women’s History Month to me is honoring the accomplishments of the past and recognizing the great work of young and seasoned women who are doing great things today. My mother is the most influential women in my life. She raised children who she didn’t birth and continues to do so. In addition, she put three children through college and recently went back to school to earn her bachelor’s degree.

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To me, Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate and honor the valiant women who have made a positive difference in their families, communities, and world. Despite opposition, many women have persisted, pressed, and prevailed to make the world better. The most influential woman in my life is undoubtedly my mother, Barbara Tharpe Walker. I feel her influence every

day of my life and I am grateful for the many lessons she has taught me. I honor the way she lives, and I cherish the wisdom she continues to share with me.

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Women’s History Month is a celebration of our contributions to culture and, in my case, to business. Culture has evolved, and this is a time for us to be recognized for our place in history and beyond. An influential woman in my life is my mother. She’s instilled the power of prayer, grit, and execution in me since I was a little girl, and I carry that with me daily.

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What Women’s History Month means to me…for me it allows me to look back on the accomplishments of all the women in history that have contributed and changed lives. March is a time to reflect and celebrate women that are history makers. Women history makers paved the way for me to be where I am currently. The most influential woman in my life has always been my mother. She worked very hard and always pushed me to achieve goals.

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As a woman in leadership, this month holds a special place in my heart because it allows me to reflect on the struggles and triumphs of women in the past and see how those great women in history can guide the women making HERstory today. The most influential woman in my life was always my mother. She was my role model who taught me a lot about being a kind, humble, hard worker, and independent person. To know my mother’s life and HERstory is to love and be amazed by her.

Favorite quote: “Know what sparks the light in you so that you, in your own way, can illuminate the world.” – Oprah Winfrey

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Women’s History Month means to me is remembering to honor women who have paved the way for me to be where I am today. Dr. Mabel Matthews, former Faculty/Staff member of Ě˝»¨ľ«Ńˇ

has served as my mentor since September 1987. She has been a woman that I could always go to navigate through everything I had to deal with in higher education. She kept me grounded and to always work hard and do my best. She constantly reminded me that “Don’t be concerned about who likes or dislikes you. Do you job and do it well and when the time comes you will be recognized, respected, and rewarded.”

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