Mary Parker Follett, called the "prophet of management" by Peter Drucker, was a pioneer in management thinking. Her 1918 and 1924 books laid the groundwork for many later theorists who stressed human relations over the time-and-measurement approach of Taylor and the Gilbreths.

She wrote, in the 1920s: "It seems to me that whereas power usually means power-over, the power of some person or group over some other person or group, it is possible to develop the conception of power-with, a jointly developed power, a co-active, not a coercive power." The concept of "power-over" versus "power-with" is used by many feminists today.

• About Mary Parker Follett
• Mary Parker Follett Quotes
• More Women in Business

It's not too soon to begin planning for Mother's Day activities that take into account the history of Mother's Day. In this series of articles, I've outlined the history of Mother's Day from ancient times to today, including the stories of separate attempts to establish Mother's Day by Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis -- and others: Mother's Day History

When thinking about women's rights under the United States Constitution, many remember the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Fewer remember that the Fourteenth Amendment has been important as well to the story of women's legal rights in America:

• Women's Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment

Women were quite active in the abolitionist movement. White women came out of their domestic sphere to work against the enslavement of others. Black women spoke from their experience, bringing their story to audiences to elicit empathy and action. More white women than black women were prominent in the abolitionist movement, for a variety of reasons. Read more:

• Women Abolitionists