Davina is one of the UK’s most loved TV personalities with a career spanning three decades. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. Alongside her work as a TV presenter Davina has been heavily involved in raising funds for charity, particularly with the BBC Sport Relief and…
Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Together, her 29 books have sold more than 90 million copies in 39 languages, and have been a…
From childhood, Martha Mayhood Mertz saw women she admired – skilled, strong, inspiring women – denied recognition for and access to leadership positions. Carving out a career in the 1980s, Martha faced the same divide; accomplishments that were acclaimed in men were often overlooked in women. The more she observed, the more she became convinced:…
Susan Griffin has been one of the most influential voices in feminism for more than fifty years. She is often credited with launching the ecofeminism movement. She wrote over 20 books and pioneered a form of writing that combines essay, memoir, poetry, philosophy, and social critique. Susan explores topics such as war, non-violence, eros, and…
Kimberly Weichel is a social entrepreneur, catalyst, and nonprofit leader who has worked on the forefront of building bridges between cultures and peoples for over 25 years. She is a gender specialist who is a passionate advocate and champion for women’s advancement, empowerment, and leadership. As CEO of Peace x Peace, an international women’s peace…
First Lady Michelle Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama. She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Through her four main initiatives, she became a role model for women and an advocate for healthy families, service members and their families, higher education, and international…
Masih Alinejad is an Iranian-American journalist, author, and women’s rights activist. She is the author of The Wind in My Hair, the extraordinary memoir of a woman who overcame enormous adversity to fight for what she believes in, and to encourage others to do the same. This is her story of leaving her country, living…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdNZpzp65XU Linda Cruse is the Founder of Race4Good. She is an international leadership expert, humanitarian, international speaker, and author. Based on her extensive frontline experience, Linda runs the Race4Good high impact program series Courageous Leadership. These individually tailored programs develop top talent and emerging leaders, while meeting the requirements of major businesses, organizations, companies, universities…
Jessica Nabongo is the first Black woman to travel to every country in the world. A Detroit-born Ugandan-American, is a wanderlust, cultural ambassador, travel writer and expert, photographer and entrepreneur, whose work is dedicated to changing the travel narrative and making the travel space more inclusive. At her core, she is a dreamer looking to…
Laura Dekker is a New Zealand-born Dutch sailor. In 2009, she announced her plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed. In this remarkable 518-day journey Laura set out at 14 years of age to follow the route her parents took 20 years earlier through French Polynesia. She holds the record for…
