Cassie De Pecol First Woman to Travel to all 196 Countries "I saw people in history making big changes and I wanted to make a big change in my life." The trip took 18 months and 10 days. She was inspired by another first, Amelia Earhart. In the summer of 2010, Cassie saved up $2,000 and … [Read more...]
Women Who Leap: Ursula Burns
Ursula Burns, CEO Xerox First black woman to run a Fortune 500 company I grew up in Manhattan in the late 1950s through the mid-’70s within about 10 blocks on the Lower East Side, in the Baruch housing projects. It was actually fun and good. I look back on it often, because if you see the … [Read more...]
Women Who Leap: Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres First openly gay character on a sitcom When I first started doing stand-up, I was writing from the perspective of a human being, observing how we all act—it had nothing to do with a female perspective. It was just a human one. I don’t know if that’s because I’m gay and I just … [Read more...]
Women Who Leap: Mihaela Noroc
Mihaela Noroc Photographer, Creator of The Atlas of Beauty Women of the World in 500 Portraits I’m a 31 years old photographer from Bucharest, Romania but I spent most of the last 4 years traveling in different countries of the world. My father is a painter so since my childhood I was … [Read more...]
Women Who Leap: Gabby Douglas
Gabby Douglas The first woman of color to win an Olympic Gold Medal in Gymnastics You have to believe that you are good enough and not give up. Back in 2011 I fell seven times in the competition and it was so embarrassing. My mom said that a winner is the one who falls and gets back up … [Read more...]
