Children's Book Author/journalist/photographer/ library media specialist. JACKIE AND THE BOOKS SHE LOVED.Maggie Mae Pup Reporter #SCBWI #12X12 #ALA #ALSC #ALSC https://ronnidiamondstein.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mizcyknz2s2oJoin me to celebrate National First Ladies Day on Saturday, April 25th from noon to 2pm at Susan Lawrence in Chappaqua. Memorabilia from JFK’s 1961 inauguration will be on display and we will be treating guests to the Jacqueline Cake inspired by Jackie and JFK’s wedding cake.08 Apr 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizcyknz2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mhsonr26i22w“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” Oprah Winfrey #womenshistorymonth24 Mar 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsonr26i22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mhpv3cdlyk2k“A sense of freedom is something that, happily, comes with age and life experience.” Diane Keaton #womenshistorymonth23 Mar 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpv3cdlyk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mhnck44mps22“In truth, we don’t know which of our acts in the present will shape the future. But we have to behave as if everything we do matters. Because it might.” —Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road #womenshistorymonth22 Mar 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnck44mps22https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mhktgjhjok23“If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss all the fun.” —Katharine Hepburn #womenshistorymonth21 Mar 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhktgjhjok23https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mhij4h5a222g“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” Virginia Woolf #womenshistorymonth20 Mar 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhij4h5a222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mhddefhklk2e“I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.” — Joan Rivers #womenshistorymonth18 Mar 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhddefhklk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mhashztq622e“We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.” Abigail Adams #womenshistorymonth17 Mar 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhashztq622ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mh6eahxe2c22“Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.” Jackie Kennedy. #womenshistorymonth16 Mar 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6eahxe2c22https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mh3skjg7cs22Gotta love book mail! Can’t wait to read this beautiful book JUST ONE OAK by Maria Gianferrari and illustrated by Diana Sudyka available April 7. @simonkids @maria_gianferrari_author @alex_kelski #kidlit #nature #trees @gianferrari-m.bsky.social15 Mar 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3skjg7cs22https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mh3qxajnus22“It’s not what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” April D Ryan #womenshistorymonth @adr160015 Mar 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3qxajnus22https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgzafkclas2o“I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” — Emma Stone #womenshistorymonth14 Mar 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzafkclas2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgwpo3qquc25“Whenever one person stands up and says, ‘Wait a minute, this is wrong,’ it helps other people do the same.” — Gloria Steinem #womenshistorymonth13 Mar 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwpo3qquc25https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgu6wra3bs2pA woman is like a teabag – only in hot water do you realize how strong she is. — Eleanor Roosevelt #womenshistorymonth12 Mar 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu6wra3bs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgru523az22c“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” — Mother Teresa #womenshistorymonth11 Mar 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgru523az22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgp5nqetqs2c“Once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.” Laura Bush #womenshistorymonth10 Mar 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp5nqetqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgmo3tc2zk2u"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." Judy Garland #WomensHistoryMonth09 Mar 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmo3tc2zk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgk3vgtt222x“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” - Nora Ephron #womenshistorymonth. #internationalwomensday08 Mar 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgk3vgtt222xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mghon43oas2v“As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” Audrey Hepburn #womenshistorymonth07 Mar 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghon43oas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgf7ss5vsc23“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” Coco Chanel #womenshistorymonth06 Mar 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgf7ss5vsc23https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mgcxcanx3k2f“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” Eleanor Roosevelt #womenshistorymonth05 Mar 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcxcanx3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mga6e6tgis2f“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart #womenshistorymonth04 Mar 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga6e6tgis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mg5mazp6j222“I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.” - Susan B. Anthony #womenshistorymonth03 Mar 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5mazp6j222https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mg3aybmybk2pHappy National Read Across America Day! Here’s a great read that celebrates reading and books! JACKIE AND THE BOOKS SHE LOVED. tinyurl.com/r6sd7bb2 #readacrossamerica #jackiekennedy #kidlit #readacrossamericaday02 Mar 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3aybmybk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mg34oh2ue227“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” ―Malala Yousafzai #womenshistorymonth02 Mar 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg34oh2ue227https://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mfyldhohs22g“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” — Madeleine Albright #womenshistorymonth01 Mar 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyldhohs22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mfw5avpnfc2k“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” Langston Hughes #blackhistorymonth28 Feb 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfw5avpnfc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mftmwsovwc2n“Just don’t give up what you’re trying to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” —Ella Fitzgerald #blackhistorymonth27 Feb 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftmwsovwc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mfr3q4riws2z“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Shirley Chisholm #blackhistorymonth26 Feb 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfr3q4riws2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronnidiamondstein.bsky.social/post/3mfop3avhcc2s“Character is power.” —Booker T. Washington #blackhistorymonth25 Feb 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:dwqgewelhhcja7apycerbdnj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfop3avhcc2s