Sheroes
Biography
of Louisa May Alcott - Most famous for writing
Little Women
Dr. Maya
Angelou - Celebrated
as one of history’s most prolific writers
for her literary style and descriptive genius,
ironically, Maya Angelou did not always have a
voice.
Claire
Bertschinger - How does it feel to be in
the center of disaster and not have enough resources
to save
everyone? Well ask Claire Bertschinger...
Hilary Blume -
With over thirty-five years in the voluntary sector,
Blume is an expert
in her field, instituting new ways of generating
funds for charities.
Short
Profile of Angela Yvonne Davis - African-American
political activist, philosopher, and educator.
Amelia Earhart - Amelia Earhart is known
for her various aviation achievements, including
being the first
woman to fly across the Atlantic...
Millicent
Fawcett - Millicent Fawcett is
known for her dedication to women’s rights
and equality.
Biography of
Anne Frank - She kept daily entries
in her diary of the 25 months she spent in hiding
from the Nazis in Amsterdam ...
Lynne Franks - Lynne Franks dropped out
of school at 16, became a journalist for Petticoat
at 18, and at 21 started her own
PR firm...
Biography
of Indira Gandhi - First female Prime
Minister of India
Melinda Gates -
Discovering that only 50% of African- & Hispanic-Americans
graduate from college, Melinda Gates decided to do
something to reverse the trend.
Ann Heron
Gloag - Ann Heron Gloag is one
of Scotland’s
most powerful women and one of the world’s
top-50 female entrepreneurs.
Emma
Goldman belonged to a group of artists,
writers, & intellectuals, mostly libertarians,
some revolutionaries... united by rejection of
bourgeois culture & fervour for causes like
socialism, labour movement, sexual freedom, anarchism, & feminism...
Biography of
Bell Hooks - Self-described as a “Black
woman intellectual, revolutionary activist”.
Biography of
Dr Mae C Jemison - Has been dubbed
as a 21st-Century Renaissance woman. Chemical engineer,
scientist, physician, teacher and astronaut ...
Helena
Ann Kennedy - Helena
Ann Kennedy, has provided
judicial
review for several high-profile cases dealing
with sex discrimination, domestic violence and
terrorism.
Irene Khan -
Irene Khan lived through two civil wars and experienced
human rights abuses first hand.
Wangari
Maathai - Wangari
Maathai is a true role model who
has affected enormous change through her grassroots
initiative. ..
Biography
of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Became the
14th president of the Philippines on 20 January 2001
...
Biography
of Winnie Mandela - Is a freedom fighter,
a politician, a mother. She is also
one of South Africa’s most outspoken and
controversial figures.
Una Marson
1905-1965 -
Story of first Black woman programme maker at the
BBC
Louise
Michel - French anarchist school
teacher, and leader of The Paris Commune...
Christina
Noble - Dubliner, Christina Noble
is like a cat with nine lives. Her dedication
to children
and charitable work is a direct result of the
tough life she endured.
Biography
of Ellen Ochoa - Has been where
very few of us have gone – space. She
is a veteran of 3 NASA space flight missions;
and has logged over 719 hours in space ...
Emmeline
Pankhurst - Emmeline (Emily)
Pankhurst’s
name is practically synonymous with the women’s
suffragist movement. She dedicated her life
to women’s struggle...
Anita
Roddick - Is a philanthropist,
activist, and entrepreneur. She founded The
Body Shop, a cosmetics company dedicated
to producing and retailing ethical beauty
products.
Mary
Seacole - The Legacy - Mary Seacole is held
in much pride as she brought more than her skills
in nursing to those who admired her.
Marie
Stopes was the leading advocate
of birth control in the C20th & opened
the UK’s first family planning clinic
in 1921...
Oprah Winfrey -
Oprah Winfrey is using
her fame, influence and reach to positively affect
the lives of under-privileged children and young-adults
in the US and abroad.
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