Women Making History TODAY - inspiring people you should know March 2021
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Women Making History TODAY inspiring people you should know March 2021
This deck is a collective project by employees at Blue Moon Digital to support & inspire active participation in the education and awareness of Women’s History Month, and to recognize the countless individuals who are making a historical impact in America today. The 50x featured individuals are listed alphabetically, by first name
Vanessa Bryant
Philanthropist
Vanessa honors her late husband, Kobe Bryant &
daughter, Gianna Bryant, with her continued work and
support of the Mamba & Mambacita Sports
Foundation.
The nonprofit is dedicated to creating positive impact
for underserved athletes and young women in sports,
providing funding and programming to enable
participation in school and/or league supports that
enrich socioemotional and physical development.
MMSF just selected their first Executive Director – Kat
Conlon
@vanessabryant @mambamambacitasports
mambaandmambacita.org
Amanda Nunes
Professional MMA Fighter
Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed
martial artist. She currently competes in the Ultimate
Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the first woman to
become a two-division UFC champion, and the third
fighter in the UFC history to hold titles in two weight
classes simultaneously. She is also the first and only fighter
in UFC history to defend two titles while actively holding
them. Nunes is widely considered to be one of the
greatest Female MMA fighters of all time
@amanda_leoa
@amanda_leoa
https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2516131/amanda-nunes
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Activist
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Dutch-American activist,
feminist, author, scholar and former
politician. She received international
attention as a critic of Islam and advocate
for the rights and self-determination of
Muslim women, actively opposing forced
marriage, honor violence, child marriage
and female genital mutilation.
@ayann
www.theahafoundation.org
Becky Hammon WNBA allstar and NBA Head Coach Becky is a top 15 WNBA player of all time. She has made headlines since retiring from the WNBA as the first NBA Assistant coach and even stepping in as the first female head coach for THE San Antonio Spurs. @officialbeckyhammon @beckyhammon https://beckyhammon25.com/
Candi CdeBaca Councilwoman for District 9 in Denver, CO Candi is a member of the Democrat Party and a prominent voice and community champion in Denver for social issues spanning K-12 education, higher education, business, development, environment and rights for unhoused residents. She is a social worker and youth educator, and before becoming elected, she founded Project VOYCE in 2006 and currently serves on the board of directors. @candicdebacad9 @candicdebacad9
Claressa Shields Professional Boxer Claressa Maria Shields is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female boxers of all time. @claressashields @Claressashields https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/777865
Diana Trujillo
Aerospace Engineer
Diana was the flight director for the
Perseverance Mars Rover and leads the
engineering team responsible for the
robotic arm of the Perseverance rover. She
hosted the first ever Spanish-language
NASA transmission of a planetary landing
for the Perseverance rover landing on Mars.
@FromCaliToMars
Emily Harrington
Adventurer
Emily Harrington is an American
professional rock climber and adventurer.
She is a five-time US National Champion in
sport climbing and the first female climber
to ascend multiple 5.14 sport climbs. She is
the 4th woman to free climb El Capitan in a
day.
@emilyaharrington
@emilyaharringto
http://emilyharrington.com/aboutKathrin Jansen Head of Vaccine Research & Development at Pfizer Beginning in March 2020, Jansen led a team of 650 experts, in collaboration with German startup BioNTech, to develop a successful vaccine against COVID-19. Jansen has been explicit about wanting the vaccine science to speak for itself. Pfizer has not taken any funding from the federal government for research and development of its vaccine. https://www.pfizer.com/people/medical-experts/vaccinations/kathrin_jansen-phd
Lisa Bilyeu
Entrepreneur
• Co-Founder of Impact Theory and Quest
Nutrition
• Host of Women of Impact interview some
of the most successful women in the
world
• Co-Host of Relationship Theory,
unlocking how to build a successful
relationship
• Helped build a billion-dollar brand with
Quest
• Is an AMAZING Artist
https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/
https://impacttheory.com/women-of-impact/https://impacttheory.com/women-of-
impact/Reshma Saujani Lawyer, Founder of Girls who Code • Founder of Girls who Code • Helped 300k learn coding through in- person programs • Author of "Brave, Not Perfect," a book written to inspire women to leave socially-ingrained perfectionism behind and rewire themselves for braver, bolder lives. > > >
Susan Wojcicki
CEO, YouTube
Susan Wojcicki has been YouTube's CEO since 2014,
but her impact on Google spans back multiple
decades to when she provided garage space to the
company's cofounders in 1998.
She became Google's first marketing manager, led
the development of AdSense, and eventually was
promoted to SVP of Advertising & Commerce.
Before she was YouTube's CEO, Susan proposed –
and then helped handle – the $1.65 billion purchase
of the company.
@susanwojcicki
@SusanWojcicki
Susan's YouTube channelDebra Haaland U.S. Secretary of The Interior Deb Haaland, a registered member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, was sworn in as Secretary of The Interior in March 2021. She is the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary and only the second to ever serve in a U.S. president's Cabinet. @debhaalandnm @RepDebHaaland
Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass Chief Master Sargeant Of the Air Force In 2020, Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass was given the highest enlisted leadership rank in the US Air Force. This not only made her the first woman but the first Asian American to hold the Chief Master Sargeant position within the organization. She oversees 600,000 Airmen. Cmsaf_official Cmsaf_official
Rebecca Wright Eagle Scout Rebecca Wright is a member of the inaugural class of young women to become Eagle Scouts, through the Boy Scouts of America. This position was historically reserved for young men, but BSA expanded the offering to all youth in 2017.
Janet Yellen US Secretary of the Treasury Economist Janet Yellen became the first woman to head the Treasury Department since it was founded in 1789. Yellen would also be the first person of any gender to have led the Federal Reserve, the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and the Treasury Department. @janet_yellen https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/janet-yellen
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Bumble Inc. CEO
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youngest female founder to take a
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@whitney
@whitwolfeherdEllen K. Pao
Co-founder and CEO of Project Include
Ellen K. Pao is the co-founder and CEO of Project
Include which is a non-profit that focuses on
improving diversity and inclusion in the tech industry.
She speaks often and advocates publicly on issues
like sexism in Silicon Valley.
She also wrote a memoir on her experiences in the
tech world called "Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and
Lasting Change."
@ekp
@ekp
https://www.ellenkpao.com/Angela Ahrendts Former Senior Vice President of Apple Retail Angela got her start in fashion, serving as CEO of Burberry until Tim Cook offered her current position at Apple in 2014. She’s credited with overhauling and redesigning Apple stores to give them the feel of a “town square.” @angelaahrendts @AngelaAhrendts
Sarah Thomas NFL Official Sarah Thomas was the first female to officiate a Super Bowl (LV). She was also the first female to officiate a playoff game (2019) and the first female full-time referee in the NFL (beginning in 2015). Sarah has many other 'firsts' relating to college football, and continues to inspire young girls everywhere that they can do anything they put their mind to! @sarahthomasofficial https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-thomas-nfl-super-bowl-history/
Ellen Latham Creator & Co-Founder of Orangetheory Fitness, Author With a degree in exercise science and a Pilates certification, Ellen taught Pilates from a spare room in her home but soon opened her first studio in Florida that was focused on cardio and weightlifting. Her goal was to create a workout for anyone who tried it, they would become successful. She coined OrangeTheory and it has now spanned into a franchise with over 1,000 global studios. In 2019, Orangetheory Fitness exceeded $1 billion in revenue. https://ellenlatham.com/biography/
Malala Yousafzai Advocate for girls’ education & women's equality Malala is a Pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out publicly against the Taliban's refusal to educate women. She is the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and started the Malala Fund which works to provide free, safe education to girls. https://www.instagram.com/malala/ https://twitter.com/Malala https://malala.org/malalas-story
Jennifer Doudna
PhD / Biochemist
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Emmanuelle Charpentier.
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the potential to cure previously incurable
disease such as sickle cell disease.
@doudna_lab
https://doudnalab.org/Karen Darke Adventurer Beginning her career as a geologist working in the Bolivian Andes, Darke suffered a life-changing accident that left her paralyzed from the chest down. Since her accident, Darke's has become a Paralympic Silver medal winner, crossed Greenland's ice caps, summited El Capitan and skied/hand-cycled and swam the length of Japan. She is training for the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics. Instagram.com/handbikedarke @kdarke karendarke.com
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