As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls receive an education. Her act of courage has inspired the world. She was born in Mingora, Pakistan in July 1997. The daughter of a teacher, her father encouraged in her a love of learning. For the first few years of… Read More
Women Who Dare
J.K. Rowling’s Pen Was Magic!
On a train from Manchester to London Joanne Rowling took her imagination for a wild ride. What returned with her was a world of witches and wizards, and the world was soon captivated under their spell. Born in 1965 in Yates, England Joanne began writing at the age of 6. Her stories were fantastical, often… Read More
Wendy Kopp Sows the Seeds of Change
What you do during times of crisis is a true test of character. Now take a huge crisis like educational equality. What would you do? Well, one young woman decided early on that she’d tackle this mountainous feat and defy the status quo in a huge way. As an undergraduate student at Princeton University, Dallas, Texas native… Read More
Sexually Speaking, Dr. Ruth Westheimer Says it All!
Known as a nationally recognized authority on sex, Dr. Ruth Westheimer speaks her mind – and for that matter tells the truth about what’s on many of our minds too. Born in Frankfurt in 1928, Ruth was the only child of a privileged Jewish family. A naturally inquisitive girl, she could often be found in… Read More
Women Who Dared: Why We Should All Be More Like Joan of Arc
“But since God had commanded me to go, I must do it. And since God had commanded it, had I had a hundred fathers and a hundred mothers, and had I been a king’s daughter, I would have gone.”-Joan of Arc Of all the things that Joan of Arc embodied, one word can sum up… Read More
Winnie Mandela: Liberator to the Oppressed
“Beside every great man is a phenomenal woman.” This statement couldn’t be more fitting when it comes to liberator Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Born Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela on September 26, 1936, in Bizana, South Africa, Winnie Mandela’s dedication to her fellow citizens was evident even in her early years as a social worker, choosing to forego a… Read More