Dolly Parton, the queen of country music is also a philanthropist. In 2016, her Dollywood Foundation donated $1,000 per month to families impacted by wildfires in Tennessee, and those payments continued for six months. In 1995, she founded Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a literacy program that’s donated more than 100 million children’s books. And earlier…
Juju Chang is an Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline.” She also reports regularly for “Good Morning America” and “20/20.” She says, “I was born in Seoul and I grew up in a struggling immigrant family in California. I think that informs a lot of who I am to this day — who we…
National Humanities Medal
I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Elise Wortley was a woman with anxiety so severe she could barely get on a bus. She overcame her fears with a little help from explorers…
Marie Kondo is a tidying expert, bestselling author, star of Netflix’s hit show, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” and founder of KonMari Media, Inc. Enchanted with organizing since her childhood, Marie began her tidying consultant business as a 19-year-old university student in Tokyo. Today, Marie is a renowned tidying expert helping people around the world…
Andria Zafirakou, a teacher at Alperton Community School in Brent, won $1 million when she was crowned the best teacher in the world by the Varkey Foundation. She is an art and textiles teacher in Brent on the outskirts of London, one of the world’s most ethnically diverse places. She is passionate about education and…
. In Alexandra’s own words, “As a third-culture kid born and raised in Saudi Arabia, I grew into my adulthood struggling with my identity as imposed on me in the country I was now living in (The United States.) Like many young Americans, I fell deep into debt before I was an adult or even…
Louise Glück is one of America’s most honored contemporary poets. In 2020 Louise Glück has become the first American woman to win the Nobel prize for literature in 27 years, cited for “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”. Louise is the 16th woman to win the Nobel, and the…
Tracy Edwards gained international fame in as the skipper of the first all-female crew to sail around the world when they raced in the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race. She received an MBE which is an order of the British Empire award. Tracy became the first woman in its 34 year history to be awarded…
Safak Pavey is known for her international work in the field of human rights, humanitarian aid and peace-building with a background embracing international civil service, activism and journalism. The train accident she had whilst studying art and film in Zurich left her with one arm and leg, introducing her further to the world of disabled…
