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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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in 1995 to 27% in 2019.” They arrived like an earthquake that shook the foundation of the country club atmosphere of tennis, a one-two punch of unnaturally gifted, unapologetically Black athletes who gained victories at the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon and the U.S. Venus and Serena Williams. Professional Tennis Players.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Nominating a woman for an award isn’t just a gesture; it’s a gift of recognition, motivation and celebration. She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. She is president emeritus of AIGA and was awarded the AIGA Medal for lifetime achievement in 2019.

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

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Sexism and gender bias, report Julia Gillard, Australia’s first female Prime Minister and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister. years in 2019. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram X. This doubled to age 80 by 2010. Global life expectancy was a respectable 72.6

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Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. With every escrow they close in 2021 and 2022, they donate a $400 Costco gift card to a person or family in need in Maui—families like a single mother of four who has cancer or a young father with a daughter who has multiple sclerosis. Leigh Burgess.

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