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“Judith has brought Woonsocket’s rich history together with a balanced representation of women who have distinguished themselves in their professions. The book delivers insightful narratives about how careers were identified and the challenges met to succeed in a very competitive world. A book that will survive the decades with compelling photographs of the subjects, relevant landscape scenes depicting the city’s cultural evolution and important commentary about the women who are shaping local history for the next generation of women working in Woonsocket.”
-- Roger Bouchard, WNRI Radio
“... shows how women have achieved success through inspiration from their families, friends or co-workers. Some of these women have shown that women can fulfill their dream even in a supposedly “man’s world”. It was very interesting to see how each reached that pinnacle of their dreams and the hard work that each of them had to do to reach this point. Very interesting reading.”
-- Lucile McDonald,American-French Genealogy Society
“... is an important historic photo journal with uplifting vignettes about these hard working Woonsocket businesswomen, entrepreneurs, and community leaders who have all made lasting contributions to the lives of others. Their stories provide insight into their successes and their dreams for the future. Judith has captured the essence of each woman through her photography as well as including historic comparisons of their Woonsocket locations. This is a great documentary work that will inspire future generations of women in Rhode Island and elsewhere. ”
Kati Machtley, Director, The Women’s Summit, Bryant University
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“Woonsocket has much to be proud of; most of all, its working women and their perspectives are captured perfectly in this living history. The mill period backdrop provides the perfect context for understanding the underlying themes of progress and achievement that are part of every modern woman’s story.”
-- Matt Wojcik, Economic Development Director, Woonsocket City Hall
“Learn about Woonsocket for the first time or reminisce and expand your knowledge of the city of Thundermist with these local raconteurs. I love how Judith Potter combines the images of past and present with the earnest words from working women within many great Woonsocket organizations and businesses. Potter reflects her own adherence to service leadership through the pages of this book.”
-- Mike Ritz, Executive Director, Leadership RI
“Photographer Judith Potter’s A Feminine Touch: Women Working in Woonsocket is a fascinating read. The women tell their tales in their own voices with disarming honesty, and stories of amazing achievements are related without a hint of self-aggrandizement. Potter, moreover, captures all the different personalities in her expressive portraits. I expected to flip through the book quickly but ended up reading every word and enjoying the photographs.”
-- Kathie Raleigh, Lifestyle Editor, The Call
“... clear to me from the beginning, however, is the tremendous contribution that the women of our community have made and continue to make, whether as mothers, teachers, business owners, or civic leaders. I, like so many, can look back at those women that have made the biggest differences in my life and point to people such as my kindergarten teacher, Ann Caron, who is featured in this book. As such, I was honored to be asked to be part of this tribute to those women of our city who play such a large role in what is best about Woonsocket, and thank Judith Potter for her recognition of these tremendous women and using her talents to showcase their contributions in this book.”
-- Woonsocket Mayor, Leo Fontaine
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