Influential Women

A three-time Edward R. Murrow and six-time Emmy Award-winning feature producer with ESPN for 13 years, Lisa Fenn reported on major league sports interviewing every big...

South Carolina native Dorothea Benton Frank is the New York Times best-selling author of Pawleys Island, Shem Creek, Isle of Palms, Plantation, Sullivan's Island, Full...

Riva Froymovich is a Millennial journalist and first-generation American, raised on the promise of the American Dream but now questioning its future. In End of the Good...

Paula Giddings is the Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor of Afro-American Studies at Smith College, where she also serves as editor of the scholarly journal, Meridians:...

Allison Gilbert is an Emmy award-winning journalist, critically acclaimed author, and sought after keynote speaker. Her work has been honored by the National Academy...

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, a writer, lawyer, teacher, and child advocate, is a board member and Immediate Past President of the Los Angeles County Board of Education. She...

Francesca Gino is the Tandon Family Professor of business administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School. She is formally...

Nikki Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and grew up in Lincoln Heights, an all-black suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated with honors from Fisk University...

Andrea “Andy” Gonzales is a computer programmer, feminist, and captivating public speaker. When Andy was 16, she created Tampon Run, a video game to destigmatize...

Lisa Green is a journalist, lawyer, legal analyst and author of On Your Case (William Morrow). Green brings a wealth of knowledge, warm demeanor and practical approach...

Jessica Grogan, Ph.D., author of Encountering America: Humanistic Psychology, Sixties Culture, and the Shaping of the Modern Self (Harper Perennial), is a leading authority...

Pamela Haag's work spans a wide and unusual spectrum, from academic scholarship to memoir. As the author of Marriage Confidential: The Post-Romantic Age of Workhorse...

Elaine Hall has worn many hats in her multi-faceted and accomplished life including: the child whisperer, educator, writer, consultant, performer, international speaker,...

Nadia Hashimi is the Afghan-American author of breakout novel The Pearl that Broke Its Shell and When The Moon is Low. Hashimi has two forthcoming novels in 2016; A House...

Mariel Hemingway is an actress, author, and an expert on holistic living. She tours the country giving inspirational talks covering such topics as healthy living, the...

Sylvia Ann Hewlett is an economist and the founder and CEO of the Center for Talent Innovation, a Manhattan-based think tank. She founded and chairs a task force for...

Linda Hirshman is an acclaimed Supreme Court lawyer, progressive political pundit, and author. In her new book, Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution (Harper), she details...

Andrea Hutton was enjoying a successful career as an interior designer when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 at the age of 41. When she couldn’t find a...