Loretta Lynch is the first black woman to become a U.S. Attorney General. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Lawyer’s Full Interview: “It struck me most forcefully that the law must be for everyone.” One of the most significant moments for me was the first time I opened a trial on my own.…
Barbara Walters is the first woman to co-anchor a network evening news program. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Journalist’s Full Interview: “I knew I was driven to interview world leaders.” The era of journalism I grew up in was dominated by men, but this did not scare me. The first time…
Mazie Hirono is the first Asian-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Senator’s Full Interview: “The Senate needs a lot more diversity, and I bring quadruple diversity.” I am the only immigrant serving in the U.S. Senate right now. I was almost 8 when my…
Mo’ne Davis is the first girl to pitch a shutout and win a game in a Little League World Series. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Pitcher’s Full Interview: “When the other team saw me face the batter, they were shocked.” I started playing baseball when I was about 7 or 8. I…
Mae Jemison is the first woman of color in space. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Astronaut’s Full Interview: “I vowed that I would talk about my work.” As a little girl, the idea that I might be the first woman of color to go to space would have seemed ridiculous. Of…
Ava DuVernay is the first black woman to direct a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Director’s Full Interview: “I’m bolstered by folks who create their own ceilings.” Regarding “the glass ceiling,” I think there have been cracks made by women who can get close enough to hit it…
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon Review the US breast cancer statistics by Breastcancer.org, and we recognize the need to be weary and careful. For women in the U.S., breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer after skin cancer. About 12% of U.S. women…
GC4W is proud to share the videos of our holistic lifestyle expert, Cassandra Bodzak. Cassandra is the best selling author of Eat with Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life the Lights You Up and the founder of the online mind-body-soul support community, Aprecity.com. Cassandra is a global meditation and wellness teacher who instructs people on how to utilize the technologies of food,…
Melinda Gates is the first woman philanthropist who gave away more than $40 billion and is the co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Philanthropist’s Full Interview: “The plight of women was a rallying call.” My dad worked in the aerospace and aeronautics industry, and…
Congratulations to Social Entrepreneurs and Seniors at University of Pennsylvania Selamawit Bekele and Antoinette Zoumanigui on receiving $99,900 through the President’s Engagement Prize for Project Y.V.E.T.A. “Project Y.V.E.T.A. will contribute toward building economic resilience for a generation representing not only Senegal’s, but Africa’s future,” said Antoinette Zoumanigui, Class of 2017 at University of Pennsylvania. “Centered on skill development and accessible quality education will help drive…
