Celebrating TRAILBLAZERS in Women’s History!

“Trailblazers” inspire current and past generations of women to follow their dreams, passion and purpose.

TRAILBLAZERS

in Women’s History

(Wikipedia)

Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris is an African/Asian American politician and attorney serving as The 49th Vice President of the United States. She is the United States’ first female Vice President, the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, and the first African/Asian American Vice President.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver DSG was an American Philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the Founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Shirley Chisolm

Shirley Anita Chisholm was an African American Politician, Educator, and Author. In 1968, she became the First Black Woman elected to the United States Congress, representing New York’s 12th congressional district for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.

Coco Chanel

 Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was a French Fashion Designer and Businesswoman. The Founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era with popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style, replacing the “corseted silhouette” that was dominant beforehand.

Stacy Abrams

Stacey Yvonne Abrams is an African American Politician, Lawyer, Voting Rights Activist, and Author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, serving as minority leader from 2011 to 2017.

Sara Blakely

Sara Treleaven Blakely is an American Businesswoman, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist. She is the Founder of Spanx, an American intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, founded in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Gladys West

 Gladys Mae West is an African American Mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of the satellite geodesy models that were eventually incorporated into the Global Positioning System.

Katherine Graham

Katharine Meyer Graham was an American Publisher. She led her family’s newspaper, The Washington Post, from 1963 to 1991. Graham presided over the paper as it reported on the Watergate scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.