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J.K. Rowling

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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan, 2022

Anyone who gets hundreds of millions of kids around the globe to love reading is a world-changer in our book.

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Wendy Kopp

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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan, 2022

It was her senior thesis at Princeton — a plan to create a corps of desperately needed teachers for schools in low-income neighborhoods. Twenty…

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Mary Richards

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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan, 2022

Mary Tyler Moore's character — a single working woman in her 30s who wasn't desperate to settle down with a fella — offered ambitious American…

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Mia Hamm

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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan, 2022

She has scored more international goals than any other soccer player, and led a generation of adolescent girls to become passionate about sports.

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Tarana Burke

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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan, 2022

Time Person of the Year for 2017, Tarana Burke founded the "Me Too" movement in the '90s long before the hashtag went viral. She has since…

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Murphy Brown

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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan, 2022

Publicly chided by former Vice President Dan Quayle for having a baby on her own, the television journalist once played by Candice Bergen…

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Serena Williams

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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan, 2022

Serena Williams is a professional tennis player who has been ranked No. 1 in the world on eight separate occasions. She continues to leverage…

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Beyoncé

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  • Tuesday, 04 Jan, 2022

Throughout her career, Beyoncé has embodied fierce femininity at its finest. She has sold over 100 million records, won 22 Grammy Awards, and consistently…

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