To mark International Women’s Day ten of us gathered at the Natick Mall and shared the stories of inspiring women. We heard about strong women from Belgium and Germany who displayed courage and resilience and about a Somali anti-FGM activist who transformed her outrage into action and finally a Venezuelan nutritionist and humanitarian worker who has been helping in emergencies around the world for 22 years, and the last decade in her home country to alleviate the  local food crisis.