Martin W. Rivera

A blog about student leadership, nursing, and everything else.

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A Swedish woman hitting a neo-Nazi protester with her handbag. The woman was reportedly a concentration camp survivor. [1985]

Volunteers learn how to fight fires at Pearl Harbor [c. 1941 - 1945]

Maud Wagner, the first well-known female tattoo artist in the U.S. [1907]

A 106-year old Armenian woman protecting her home with an AK-47. [1990]

Komako Kimura, a prominent Japanese suffragist at a march in New York. [October 23, 1917]

Margaret Hamilton, lead software engineer of the Apollo Project, standing next to the code she wrote by hand that was used to take humanity to the moon. [1969]

Erika, a 15-year-old Hungarian fighter who fought for freedom against the Soviet Union. [October 1956]

Sarla Thakral, 21 years old, the first Indian woman to earn a pilot license. [1936]

Voting activist Annie Lumpkins at the Little Rock city jail. [1961]   (freakin’ immaculate)

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Now with more awesomesauce!

Female pilots leaving their B-17, “Pistol Packin’ Mama” [c. 1941 - 1945]

The first basketball team from Smith college. [1902]

Filipino guerilla, Captain Nieves Fernandez, shows a US soldier how she killed Japanese soldiers during the occupation. [1944]

Afghani medical students. [1962]   (man, screw fundamentalism.)

A British sergeant training members of the ‘mum’s army’ Women’s Home Defence Corps during the Battle of Britain. [1940]

and just to wrap up…

Nina Simone, one of the most talented vocalists of the 20th century.

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All so damn beautiful

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NSNA Breakthrough to Nursing Director Speech

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Martin W. Rivera, explains the Vision of the Face of Nursing Campaign

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My mother and I have been featured in Latino Detroit for our work in the community.

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Meet Martin W. Rivera, NSNA BTN Director Candidate

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We inspired our classrooms to work for something bigger than a degree. 

We lead our universities and colleges to educate and act in our communities.

We collaborated with leaders across the state to create resources and solutions.

Now it is time to Change the Face of Nursing. Now it is our time.

Vote Martin W Rivera for NSNA BTN Director.

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"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A Desire, a Dream, a Vision." - Muhammad Ali

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On March 5th 2009 I became a brother of Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Incorporated. It’s been a great 5 years of growing in the principles of Brotherhood, Scholarship, Community Service, and Cultural Awareness. #SLB1986

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I would like to announce that I will be running for 2014-2015 NSNA Breakthrough to Nursing Director at the 2014 National Student Nurses’ Association Annual Convention.

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Great Leaders don't tell you that to do, they show you how it's done.