We need to remember how to be part of a community. Women used to gather around the fire to tell stories, air their woes, and share the...

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Read the speech Jill gave at the Rally for our Rights #biggerthanroe held on January 22, 2023

How do I manage to do everything I do? The answer is with purpose! Here’s my secret introspective formula for launching a purposeful year.

I’m having a bit of a hard time getting into the spirit of Christmas this year. I’m usually pretty gung-ho about the holidays. Not this year

I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship lately. I listened to a story on NPR the other day about how hard it is to make friends

One of the reasons I’ve loved being a business development consultant for nearly 25 years is that my work is ever-changing. People come...

Join us! Become a member of the Finishing School for Modern Women! We’ve revamped our memberships!

One of my favorite things about being the Headmistress of the Finishing School for Modern Women is being able to bring people together to...

Since you know the Finishing School for Modern Women, you're getting the exclusive on this year's Know Your Worth Women's Leader

My friends Marquetta and Nina are always up for a conversation about anything! Some of my most impactful experiences have come from...

Sometimes the gifts of collaboration are tangible, like this sweet birthday gift from TISSU Sewing Studio owner Nina Winter. Love all the...

Talking about turning ideas into action at the EmpowerHer Conference I spent International Women’s Day, surrounded by mainly women at a...

Marion City Library, located in a 1912 Santa Fe Depot One of the things I love the most about the Finishing School for Modern Women is...

In the Turning Anger into Power class we offer at the Finishing School for Modern Women, we talk about the importance of not labeling...

On Thursday, June 28, 2018, the Finishing School for Modern Women, with the help of Britten Kuckelman, brought 100 women and men together...

Some of my tribe doing a photo shoot, just for the fun of it! I’ve never wanted to be like everyone else. Maybe that’s because I’ve been...

I went to the Wichita Community Foundation’s Focus Forward program on Monday. What I discovered in that hour and a half, shook me to my...

Have you noticed? There’s a lot of Woman Power going on in Wichita! This makes me very happy. Maybe I’m mistaken, but I don’t remember...

I believe that taking a stand for causes you’re passionate about is important. Rather than just sitting around, complaining about the...