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Coming Soon: More MAKERS!
MAKERS is excited to launch with these exceptional women.
Groundbreakers:
- Madeleine Albright // FIRST FEMALE SECRETARY OF STATE
- Linda Alvarado // CEO, ALVARADO CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Christiane Amanpour // INTERNATIONAL WAR CORRESPONDENT & AUTHOR
- Byllye Avery // WOMEN'S HEALTH ADVOCATE
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg // U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
- Brenda Berkman // FIRST NYC FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS
- Judy Blume // BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
- Elizabeth Blackburn // NOBEL-PRIZE WINNING BIOLOGIST
- Boston Women's Health Collective // OUR BODIES, OURSELVES
- Charlotte Bunch // INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST
- Carol Burnett // FIRST WOMAN VARIETY SHOW HOST
- Barbara Burns // COALMINER & ANTI-HARASSMENT CHAMPION
- Ursula Burns // CEO, XEROX CORPORATION
- Sandra Cisneros // PATHBREAKING LATINA AUTHOR
- Hillary Rodham Clinton // CRUSADER FOR WOMEN
- Katie Couric // NETWORK NEWS PIONEER
- France Córdova // FIRST FEMALE CHIEF SCIENTIST AT NASA
- Ellen DeGeneres // COMEDIAN
- Donna de Varona // OLYMPIC SWIMMER & PIONEERING SPORTSCASTER
- Pat Eng // ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACTIVIST
- Diane English // CREATOR OF "MURPHY BROWN"
- Eve Ensler // PLAYWRIGHT & FOUNDER, V-DAY
- Nora Ephron // BEST-SELLING WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
- Geraldine Ferraro // VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
- Pat Foote // RETIRED U.S. ARMY BRIGADIER GENERAL
- Carol Gilligan // GROUNDBREAKING PSYCHOLOGIST
- Cathy Guisewite // CREATOR OF "CATHY" COMIC
- Beverly Guy-Sheftall // WOMEN'S STUDIES PIONEER
- Aileen Hernandez // FORMER PRESIDENT NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
- Dolores Huerta // CO-FOUNDER, UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA
- Sara Hurwitz // FIRST ORTHODOX RABBA
- Kay Bailey Hutchison // U.S. SENATOR
- Theresa Kane // NUN WHO CONFRONTED THE POPE
- Billie Jean King // TENNIS CHAMPION & ACTIVIST
- Shelly Lazarus // PIONEERING ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE
- Lilly Ledbetter // FAIR PAY ACTIVIST
- Maya Lin // ARTIST, ARCHITECT & MEMORIAL DESIGNER
- Dr. Susan Love // BREAST CANCER PIONEER
- Marissa Mayer // FIRST FEMALE ENGINEER AT GOOGLE
- Rachel McLish // CHAMPION BODY BUILDER
- Rita Moreno // ACTOR
- Robin Morgan // WRITER & FEMINIST ACTIVIST
- Diane Nash // CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
- Nichelle Nichols // STAR TREK ACTRESS & NASA RECRUITER
- Sandra Day O'Connor // FIRST FEMALE JUSTICE AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
- Violet Palmer // FIRST FEMALE NBA REFEREE
- Danica Patrick // FIRST FEMALE RACECAR CHAMPION
- Maria Pepe // LITTLE LEAGUE'S FIRST GIRL
- Nancy Pelosi // FIRST FEMALE SPEAKER OF THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- Lynn Povich // FIRST FEMALE SR. EDITOR AT NEWSWEEK
- Michelle Rhee // EDUCATION REFORMER
- Condoleezza Rice // FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE
- Amy Richards // FEMINIST ACTIVIST & WRITER
- Faith Ringgold // ARTIST & ACTIVIST
- Dusty Roads // STEWARDESS ORGANIZER
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen // FIRST LATINA ELECTED TO CONGRESS
- Zainab Salbi // FOUNDER, WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
- Sheryl Sandberg // FACEBOOK COO
- Phyllis Schlafly // CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST
- Muriel Siebert // "FIRST WOMAN OF FINANCE"
- Ruth Simmons // FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN IVY LEAGUE PRESIDENT
- Barbara Smith // GROUNDBREAKING PUBLISHER OF WOMEN OF COLOR
- Esta Soler // ANTI-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTIVIST
- Gloria Steinem // FEMINIST ACTIVIST
- Martha Stewart // LIFESTYLE MOGUL
- Vivian Stringer // CHAMPION COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACH
- Kathrine Switzer // FIRST WOMAN TO ENTER THE BOSTON MARATHON
- Marlo Thomas // FIRST SINGLE WORKING WOMAN ON TELEVISION
- Shirley Tilghman // MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST & PRINCETON PRESIDENT
- Lydia Villa-Komaroff // MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST
- Diane von Furstenberg // ICONIC FASHION DESIGNER
- Alice Walker // PULITZER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR
- Barbara Walters // FIRST WOMAN CO-ANCHOR OF NETWORK EVENING NEWS
- Alice Waters // FOOD PIONEER
- Faye Wattleton // FORMER PRESIDENT, PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF AMERICA
- Sarah Weddington // ROE V. WADE ATTORNEY
- Meg Whitman // FORTUNE 500 CEO
- Marian Wright Edelman // FOUNDER, CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
- Sheryl WuDunn // PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING JOURNALIST
More MAKERS:
- Robyn Beavers // SUSTAINABILITY PIONEER
- Lauren Berger // CAREER RESOURCE ENTREPRENEUR
- Barbara Bestor // ARCHITECT
- Anu Bhagwati // EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATE
- Gina Bianchini // SOCIAL SOFTWARE ENTREPRENEUR
- Renata Black // SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
- Louann Brizendine // NEUROPSYCHIATRIST & AUTHOR
- Diem Brown // CANCER SURVIVOR & ENTREPRENEUR
- Lauren Bucherie // MUSIC ENTREPRENEUR
- Lauren Bush Lauren // GLOBAL NUTRITION ADVOCATE
- Susan Cain // WRITER
- Kris Carr // CANCER SURVIVOR & AUTHOR
- Majora Carter // COMMUNITY DEVELOPER
- Jane Chen // NON-PROFIT HEALTH CARE ADVOCATE
- Misty Copeland // BALLET DANCER
- Ophelia Dahl // WORLD HEALTH CARE ADVOCATE
- Maddy DeLone // PRISONERS' RIGHTS ATTORNEY
- Marlen Esparza // BOXER
- Heather Fleming // DESIGNER & ENGINEER
- Tavi Gevinson // FASHION BLOGGER & FEMINIST
- Elizabeth Gore // ACTIVIST & CAUSE MARKETER
- Kirsten Gillibrand // UNITED STATES SENATOR, NEW YORK
- Ellen Gustafson // FOOD SYSTEM ACTIVIST
- Bethany Hamilton // PROFESSIONAL SURFER
- Priya Haji // SOCIAL INNOVATOR
- Gabrielle Hamilton // CHEF & AUTHOR
- Amanda Haas // FOOD EDUCATOR
- Nikki Henderson // LOCAL FOOD ACTIVIST
- Brandon Holley // FASHION EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
- Leila Janah // GLOBAL ECONOMIC ADVOCATE
- Alexis Jones // FEMALE EMPOWERMENT SPEAKER
- Miranda July // ARTIST & FILMMAKER
- Jean Kilbourne // MEDIA EDUCATOR
- Shelby Knox // FEMINIST ORGANIZER
- Sara Lamm // DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
- Renée Loux // GREEN EXPERT & CHEF
- Nancy Lublin // SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
- Amy Lehman // DOCTOR & ACTIVIST
- Mae O'Malley // ATTORNEY & ENTREPRENEUR
- Laura Owens // ARTIST
- Courtney E. Martin // AUTHOR
- Alexis Maybank & Alexandra Wilkis Wilson // RETAIL ENTREPRENEURS
- Heather McTeer // POLITICIAN
- Nevine Michaan // YOGA INSTRUCTOR
- Rebecca Morris // ABSTRACT PAINTER
- Kate & Laura Mulleavy // FASHION DESIGNERS
- SuChin Pak // JOURNALIST
- Ai-jen Poo // DOMESTIC WORKER ADVOCATE
- Andrea Reusing // AWARD WINNING CHEF & RESTAURANT OWNER
- Pamela Rief // BIOMECHANICS EDUCATOR
- Julie Rofman // ARTIST & JEWELRY DESIGNER
- Marika Shioiri-Clark // ARCHITECT
- Tiffany Shlain // FILMMAKER
- Jennifer Siebel Newsom // FILMMAKER & ADVOCATE
- Dena Simmons // EDUCATOR
- Rachel Simmons // EDUCATOR & AUTHOR
- Tracy K. Smith // POET
- Whitney Smith // TEEN ADVOCATE
- Hope Solo // PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE
- Mira Sorvino // ACTIVIST & ACTOR
- Lisa Stone // BLOGGER & ENTREPRENEUR
- Joan Sullivan // EDUCATOR & PUBLIC POLICY
- Kara Swisher // JOURNALIST
- Maureen Towey // THEATER DIRECTOR
- Katharine Wolf // SOCIAL CHALLENGE ADVISOR
- Vendela Vida // WRITER
- Alexa von Tobel // FINANCIAL ADVISOR
- Sara Ziff // FILMMAKER & ADVOCATE
Check back as we roll out more MAKERS. Coming soon:
- Rebecca Adamson // INDIGENOUS RIGHTS & DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATE
- Erin Brockovich // ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST
- Rita Mae Brown // WRITER & ACTIVIST
- Carol Gilligan // GROUNDBREAKING PSYCHOLOGIST
- Beverley Guy-Sheftall // WOMEN'S STUDIES PIONEER
- Esta Soler // ANTI-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTIVIST
- Dr. Ruth // SEX THERAPIST
& More…