Even if you’re not in New York, you’ll be motivated by our profiles of extraordinary women—stories that empower, uplift, and, by their example, may motivate you to embrace new challenges wherever life takes you.
Perhaps you’ve had this experience – visiting a foreign country where you can’t speak, read, or write the language. Well, recent arrivals to the United States experience that sense of isolation which can prevent them from engaging with their neighbors, getting a job, and helping their children succeed in school.
Jean Lichty is an actor on a mission – to have a theater company that can explore, highlight, and honor the female experience. She made that vision a reality in 2013 when she registered La Femme Theatre Productions. Three years ago this month, La Femme appointed its first board members
In 2010, Stephanie Thompson Harris lost her daughter, Imani, to a rare disease. Children are not supposed to die before their parents do, and when that happens it upends the natural order. Stephanie was left with many challenges. Stephanie Thompson Harris First, working through overwhelming grief that followed her daughter’
“The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love to be with them all the time.” That quote is from Julia Child who was married to the American diplomat Paul Cushing Child for 48 years. Finding the right person to marry,
Erica Smith, a full-time college student majoring in literature with an emphasis on modern American Black Literature and race theory, recently published her first book of poetry, Dear Beautiful Woman. While attending Kutztown University she also works full-time in the operations department at the university. After graduation, Erica hopes to
Anne Duboeuf was born in Macon, France, where she was raised by her parents in the wine-growing region of Pouilly Fuissé. Her father, Guy Burrier, has been the Mayor of the village of Fuissé for 40 years. During her high school years, Anne spent ten months in Fort Wayne, Indiana,
Sometimes the road not taken can lead to something even better. That was the experience of Krista Rizzo. She wanted to be a talk show host and so entered a contest. She lost, but what she gained was a voice. She began to write a blog to showcase the real
Although women around the world consume nearly as much alcohol as men do, the liquor business primarily targets men.Tiffany Hall, a former marketer, turned lawyer, turned entrepreneur, who has previously worked for one of the world’s largest spirits conglomerates, is out to change all that, launching a brand that celebrates
Perhaps you’ve had this experience – visiting a foreign country where you can’t speak, read, or write the language. Well, recent arrivals to the United States experience that sense of isolation which can prevent them from engaging with their neighbors, getting a job, and helping their children succeed in school. Fortunately, there are people eager to help. Aimee Lam is executive director and Susan Engelstein program and events manager for the Literacy Volunteers of Somerset
Jean Lichty is an actor on a mission – to have a theater company that can explore, highlight, and honor the female experience. She made that vision a reality in 2013 when she registered La Femme Theatre Productions. Three years ago this month, La Femme appointed its first board members and Jean was elected executive director. The company began producing plays in line with its mission and this fall will produce the first New York
In 2010, Stephanie Thompson Harris lost her daughter, Imani, to a rare disease. Children are not supposed to die before their parents do, and when that happens it upends the natural order. Stephanie was left with many challenges. Stephanie Thompson Harris First, working through overwhelming grief that followed her daughter’ s death. She also had to go back to work, trying to figure out her career path forward. And she wanted to find a way
“The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love to be with them all the time.” That quote is from Julia Child who was married to the American diplomat Paul Cushing Child for 48 years. Finding the right person to marry, let alone staying married to that person for a long time, has become, for many, a challenge. And despite all those dating sites and apps,
Erica Smith, a full-time college student majoring in literature with an emphasis on modern American Black Literature and race theory, recently published her first book of poetry, Dear Beautiful Woman. While attending Kutztown University she also works full-time in the operations department at the university. After graduation, Erica hopes to pursue her doctorate in literature at Howard University. Can you point to one event that triggered your interest in your career? Authors Zora Neal Hurston
Anne Duboeuf was born in Macon, France, where she was raised by her parents in the wine-growing region of Pouilly Fuissé. Her father, Guy Burrier, has been the Mayor of the village of Fuissé for 40 years. During her high school years, Anne spent ten months in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she lived with a family from the area. After her high school graduation, she spent a year in Alicante, Spain. Anne then embarked on
Sometimes the road not taken can lead to something even better. That was the experience of Krista Rizzo. She wanted to be a talk show host and so entered a contest. She lost, but what she gained was a voice. She began to write a blog to showcase the real life stories of real people. Soon she realized she had found her passion – helping others map out their own journeys professionally and personally. She
Although women around the world consume nearly as much alcohol as men do, the liquor business primarily targets men.Tiffany Hall, a former marketer, turned lawyer, turned entrepreneur, who has previously worked for one of the world’s largest spirits conglomerates, is out to change all that, launching a brand that celebrates and honors women, while also catering to their distinct tastes. Empower Cocktails is a ready-to-pour line of delicious cocktail drinks, including its first product, the
