Foreword / Gabby Giffords -- Introduction -- Manal al-Sharif, women's rights activist -- Dr. Katrin Amunts, neuroscientist -- Renae Bluitt, storyteller and advocate for Black women entrepreneurs -- May Boeve, climate change activist -- Dr. Joan Borysenko, psychoneuroimmunologist -- Gail Koziara Boudreaux, healthcare executive -- Dr. Tara Brach, psychologist and mindfulness expert -- Dr. Krystyna Chiger, Holocaust survivor -- Mar�ia Soledad Cisternas Reyes, layer and disability rights advocate -- Dr. Dianne Chong, aerospace engineer -- Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, anthropologist, college president, and museum director -- Ertharin Cousin, lawyer and anti-hunger advocate -- Melinda Emerson, entrepreneur -- Mackenzie Feldman, environmental activist -- Dr. Christine Figgener, marine conservation biologist -- Beth Ford, business executive -- Gabby Giffords, former Congresswoman and gun safety advocate -- Julia Gillard, lawyer and former Prime Minister -- Dr. Temple Grandin, autism advocate and animal behaviorist -- Maura Healey, lawyer and politician -- S.E. Hinton, author -- Janice Bryant Howroyd, entrepreneur -- Dr. Laurie Marker, zoologist and conservation biologist -- Midori, violinist -- Julia Parsons, World War II codebreaker -- Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House -- Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis, educator -- Buffy Sainte-Marie, musician and activist -- Sheryl Sandberg, business executive and philanthropist -- Dr. Maya Shankar, cognitive behavioral scientist -- Lateefah Simon, racial justice advocate -- Erna Solberg, former Prime Minister -- Dr. Sara Seager, astrophysicist -- Kathrine Switzer, athlete and advocate -- Tina Wells, entrepreneur.
Summary:
"From Emmy Award-winning journalist Elisa Boxer comes an inspiring YA anthology of thirty-five trailblazing women from all walks of life detailing their struggles and achievements and featuring a personal message from each woman written just for this book, telling their younger selves what they wish they had known growing up"-- Provided by publisher.
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