Inspiring Women February 2023

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Bloom and Blossom
Where You’re Planted!
Georgia Regnault, a member of AWC The Hague, came to The Netherlands
for “one year.” Fifty+ years on, her life and career have been full of caring,
compassion and FAWCO.
I
lived for 21 years in the same house in
a suburb of Providence, Rhode Island and
went 12 years to Lincoln School, a Quaker
girls school. I was the youngest of four
siblings, two brothers and a sister. We
made yearly a road trip as this family of six,
including two cross-country summer trips in
1953 and 1954. That instilled in me a love of
travel. I studied at Mount Holyoke College –
a women’s college in western Massachusetts.
Almost all my life, I have played tennis and
field hockey. I never attended a camp (although
probably would have loved it, as I love being
around people).
I came to the Netherlands in 1965 for one year,
but after meeting my (future) husband in June
1966, it seemed I was destined to live abroad.
Besides meeting Peter Regnault, the wedding of
Princess Beatrix to Claus van Amsberg in March
1966 was a highlight for a young lady from
Rhode Island.
Georgia Regnault on New Year's day 2020.
Keys to the future begin with education
One cannot live almost 80 years without having
several defining moments, but I guess the
overriding one has been my education,
especially my elementary and high school. I
learned at a relatively young age that I could do
anything and had the right to do anything: never
to be put down because I was female! This sort
of education really allows a girl to realize her
potential. My parents believed in
the importance of education and
that their two daughters were just
as important to educate as their
two sons. They sent my sister and
Georgia with
the badge of her
knighthood in
2016.
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