Barbara McClintock was an American scientist and a pioneer in the field of cytogenetics. She is credited with the discovery of genetic transposition, or “jumping genes,” which showed that genes are responsible for switching the physical traits of an organism on or off. Her studies on maize (corn) were years ahead of their time and considered too radical to be taken seriously by her peers…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Massachusetts for 2022. This year’s awardees are leading in some of Massachusetts’ top industries including biotechnology, maritime trade, engineering, information technology, finance, health care, as well as higher education…
Retired American artistic gymnast Alicia Sacramone Quinn is one of the most decorated in the world for her sport, winning a total of eleven World Championship and Olympic medals. She was captain of the U.S. team—performing on vault, beam, and floor—and earned a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has won six U.S. vault titles, the most in U.S. women’s history…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Massachusetts for 2022. This year’s awardees are leading in some of Massachusetts’ top industries including biotechnology, maritime trade, engineering, information technology, finance, health care, as well as higher education…
Mira Sorvino is an award-winning actress who has appeared in close to 100 film and television roles and is a diligent social activist who has stepped up for numerous causes. Sorvino has been cast in roles that range from comedy to horror to romantic mystery thriller…
Award-winning actress and comedian Kathryn Hahn has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years, delivering dramatic portrayals that are just as skillful as her scene-stealing comedy roles. Her career began on television starring as grief counselor Lily Lebowski in the NBC crime drama series “Crossing Jordan”…
After her first appearance on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” in 1965, Carson declared on-air to Joan Rivers, “God, you’re funny! You’re going to be a star!” By the next day, she was. The difficulties of holding her own in a male-dominated industry, battling against people who had told her that she wasn’t good enough, vanished…
Former First Lady and eternal style icon Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born into wealth and power and maintained that status her entire life. She was the embodiment of strength and grace for a grief-stricken nation after the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy…
Diana Lancaster Taylor is an American business executive who served as the New York Superintendent of Banks from 2003 to 2007. She also made headlines for being the unofficial “First Lady of New York City” after becoming the domestic partner of politician and businessman Michael Bloomberg during his mayoral terms…
Nikki Giovanni has said that she comes from a long line of storytellers. She has used her voice to become one of the most well-known African-American poets in the world, winning a multitude of awards and keys to more than two dozen American cities. She gained initial fame in the late 1960s as a pioneer of the Black Arts Movement…
