Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Missouri for 2022. The state, home to numerous parks and stunning natural landscapes, is home to countless women who are making waves in the workplace…
Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn is a Nobel prize-winning molecular biologist and biochemist. She is famous in her field for her work with the telomere, a structure at the end of chromosomes that protects the chromosome, and in 1984 she co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the telomere…
Professor Sara Seager is on a mission to find another planet like Earth, and given her track record, she just might. The astrophysicist and planetary scientist has been recognized for her work on exoplanets (planets that orbit stars other than the sun). She is famous in her discipline and a pioneering scientist in a field that, even until the late 1990s, was mostly theoretical…
Reshma Kewalramani is the President and CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a highly experienced medical doctor, clinician, researcher, and nephrologist who has dedicated her career to improving the lives of patients…
An icon of Black culture, Maya Angelou has carved out a space in American history that will be recognized for a long time to come. Her autobiographical writing style gave the world her best-known book, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.” Her works center on racism, identity, family, and travel…
Gabby Giffords is a retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arizona’s 8th congressional district from January 2007 until January 2012. Her political career was tragically cut short when she was nearly killed during an attempted assassination at a constituent event in Arizona in 2011…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Ohio for 2022. This year’s leaders are guiding organizations, both large and small, in areas including healthcare, consumer products, banking, education and more…
The iconic Florence Griffith Joyner, also known as FloJo, was one of the fastest runners American track and field has ever seen. She set world records in 1988 in both the 100- and 200-meter races and earned three gold medals in the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. She was known not only for her stamina and speed, but also her flamboyant and eclectic style…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Ohio for 2022. This year’s leaders are guiding organizations, both large and small, in areas including healthcare, consumer products, banking, education and more…
Czech-born American tennis legend Martina Navratilova is considered one of the greatest to ever play the game. No male or female player has won more tournaments in the Open Era since it began in 1968. She won 18 major singles titles, 31 major women’s doubles titles…
