Penelope Cruz is an award-winning Spanish actress who has appeared in more than 60 films over the course of three decades. Regarded as a “screen goddess” by critics, she has received acclaim for her ability to perform in a wide range of genres…
Mae Carol Jemison is a doctor, engineer, and astronaut. She has the distinction of being the first Black female to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program and the first Black female astronaut to travel into space. As a child and a fan of the television series “Star Trek,” she was particularly inspired by Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura…
Jennifer Doudna is a Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist who made fundamental contributions in biochemistry and genetics and did pioneering work in CRISPR gene editing. CRISPR, short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats…
Georgia O’Keeffe, dubbed the mother of American Modernism, was an artist known for her paintings of New York skyscrapers, New Mexico landscapes, and – most famously – flowers. O’Keeffe’s emotions were the driving force for her interpretations of nature and her painting style, which simplified the shapes and formations of landscapes and made her a pioneer…
American soccer player Alex Morgan, a two-time World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, is considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time. At 22, she was the youngest player on the United States national team that placed second in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 100 Women Leaders of Jacksonville for 2022. The city, known for being one of the largest in terms of area and as the “First Coast,” is filled with innovative and inspirational women who are the driving force behind their organization and personal successes. Jacksonville’s history is rich with women who have been the champions of change for the city…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 100 Women Leaders of Jacksonville for 2022. The city, known for being one of the largest in terms of area and as the “First Coast,” is filled with innovative and inspirational women who are the driving force behind their organization and personal successes. Jacksonville’s history is rich with women who have been the champions of change for the city…
Vicki Hollub, a mineral engineer by trade, has been the CEO of Occidental Petroleum since April 2016 – the first woman ever to head a major American oil company. Hollub graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in mineral engineering in 1981 and immediately accepted a job with Cities Service…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of San Antonio for 2022. Both past and present, women have been an integral part of shaping the city. Many historical women have started their roots in the city, such as Emma Tenayuca, who is known for her role of advocating for the suffering of low-class workers and leading a strike of nearly 12,000 individuals when she was just 22 years old…
Sarah Jessica Parker is a successful actress, television producer, and entrepreneur. Her impressive acting career spans over 40 years and includes more than a dozen movies. Parker debuted on Broadway in the 1976…
