Everybody has goals, but not everybody accomplishes them. Sometimes all it takes is one mistake to derail your progress and jeopardize everything you’ve worked so hard to achieve. It is tempting to give up during challenging times. Many people do. But if you have the grit and determination to persevere, you’ll find that every mistake contains a valuable lesson that’ll make you stronger,…
Hillary Clinton is the first woman to win a major party’s nomination for President. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Nominee’s Full Interview: “The fight was worth it.” It’s fair to say that being the first of any adventure or achievement does have added pressure. You want to be the first…
The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT said that it will launch the second phase of the Slim Initiative for Genomic Medicine in the Americas (SIGMA 2), using an additional $74 million pledged to the research institute by the foundation of Mexican billionaire philanthropist Carlos Slim Hélu. The Billionnaire Carlos Slim Foundation has donated a total $139 million toward SIGMA, created…
Oprah Winfrey is the first woman to own and produce her own talk show. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Titan’s Full Interview: “No matter where you are in your life, you are not alone.” My significant personal “first” would be the very first time I actually hosted a talk show. From the…
Jennifer Yuh Nelson is the first woman to solo-direct a major Hollywood animated feature. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Animator’s Full Interview: “When you talk about glass ceilings, she put me in a catapult.” I’ve been asked about the glass ceiling a lot, and I don’t think of myself as some…
GE is offering a limited number of scholarships covering full tuition to deserving candidates for the Africa Industrial Internet Programme. The scholarships will be awarded to the most-deserving candidates on a first-come first-served basis. They strongly recommend that you submit your application early to stand a good chance of securing a scholarship. ALU is a network of world-class tertiary education…
Serena Williams is the first tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the open era. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Pro’s Full Interview: “I would have loved to have had a role model.” I am the youngest of five girls. My sisters say I was a little bratty…
Madeleine Albright is the first woman to become U.S. Secretary of State. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Diplomat’s Full Interview: “It’s important to have more than one woman in the room.” Before I became Secretary of State, when I was teaching at Georgetown University, I always told my female students to…
Alice Waters, the owner of Chez Panisse, is the first woman to win the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Chef’s Full Interview: “I adopted a different set of values.” I thought that when I graduated from college I would follow the path of my older sister:…
Cindy Sherman is the first woman to break $1 million in a photography sale. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Artist’s Full Interview: “Of course we’re all feminists, right?” I never felt pigeonholed as a child in terms of my potential. But I did feel that I’d probably be expected to settle…
