Martha Stewart
Entrepreneurial

Martha Stewart

Love her or hate her, it’s hard to deny that Stewart is a powerhouse of a businesswoman. Honing her homemaking skills in her early 20’s while ...

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Shirin Ebadi
Activism

Shirin Ebadi

The first Muslim woman ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, this Iranian-born mother of two received the award thanks to her contributions to human ...

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Frances Beinecke
Green

Frances Beinecke

Frances Beinecke has spent decades trying to mobilize the masses to protect the Earth. Since 2006 she has served as president of the Natural Resources ...

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Waris Dirie
Activism

Waris Dirie

Somalian beauty Dirie was “discovered” as a model at age 18 and went on to become a James Bond girl, starring opposite Timothy Dalton in The Living ...

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Lisa Cholodenko
Creative

Lisa Cholodenko

Film buffs will know her best for her Academy Award nominated film, The Kids Are All Right, but this writer/director’s accomplishments extend far ...

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M.I.A
Creative

M.I.A

Born Maya Arulpragasam, the 34-year-old rapper/pop star first generated buzz when her 2004 single “Galang” hit airwaves, followed by a leak of ...

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Dr. Hawa Abdi
Health/Science

Dr. Hawa Abdi

One of the country’s first gynecologists, Abdi, a 64-year-old mother of three opened her clinic doors to all victims of the Somalian government crash ...

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Queen Rania of Jordan
Education

Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Rania is a Queen, a mother or four, and an education crusader. In her native Jordan, she’s tirelessly worked to reform education, from ...

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Beth Comstock
Executive

Beth Comstock

Don’t dismiss GE’s chief marketing officer and senior vice president as publicity gal: “When people hear marketing, they think PR. It’s about ...

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Politics

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

After a long, successful career in politics and finance as Liberia’s minister of finance and a former World Bank employee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became ...

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