The Beat Generation eschewed the hallmarks of post-war American culture and status symbols, preferring to wander and observe, free spirited, across the U.S. In the 1990s, Donna Tartt and her literary cohorts at Vermont’s Bennington College insulated where the Beats isolated, forming a tight club where their stories and attitude reflected mostly their shared experience…
Alison Rose was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the NatWest Group in 2019, after an impressive career with the lender that began in 1992, when she was hired as a graduate trainee fresh out of Durham University. Rose has the honor of being the first woman to head a London Big Four lender…
Straddling the borders of medicine, environmentalism, and art, Rebecca Gomperts seeks to start a conversation around reproductive rights in countries where women’s health issues are often overlooked. Born in Suriname to Dutch parents, Gomperts moved with her family back to the Netherlands when she was still a child…
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, better known across the world as simply “Kate,” serves in the British Royal Family as the Duchess of Cambridge. As Prince William’s wife, she will be the future Queen of England when William rises to the throne after his father’s tenure…
Lawyer, politician, and university president, Janet Napolitano’s career would be remarkable even without a string of glass ceiling-shattering firsts. Born in New York City, Napolitano headed out west to Albuquerque with her family after her father accepted a position as the dean of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine…
Born to a Bulgarian father and Brazilian mother in 1947, Dilma Rousseff’s initial foray into politics started in socialism and ended with a mugshot. At 20 years old, she joined a guerilla group to fight back against Brazil’s dictatorial regime. While under that rule, Rousseff was tortured and imprisoned for three years for “subversive behavior”…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 100 Women Leaders in Medicine of 2021. These exceptional individuals are guiding healthcare delivery, leading changes and enhancing policy improvements nationwide…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 100 Women Leaders in Medicine of 2021. These exceptional individuals are guiding healthcare delivery, leading changes and enhancing policy improvements nationwide…
A modern-day Renaissance Woman, Dr. Chika Oriuwa’s talents are truly diverse. A doctor, poet, spoken word artist, and a fierce advocate for the underprivileged, Oriuwa has leveraged each of her skills as stepping stones for people in marginalized populations…
Maternally descended from 19th-century Chiang Mai royalty, Yingluck Shinawatra began her studies of business and politics at public universities on either side of the Pacific Ocean—at Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Kentucky State University in the U.S…
