Influential Women

Susan Ershler has won worldwide renown for climbing the Seven Summits—the highest mountain on every continent—while leading sales organizations at some of the nation's...

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...

Nicole Galland is an award-winning performer and screenwriter who swore off the performing arts to pursue writing historical fiction full-time. Though she remains a bit...

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...

Priscilla Gilman, Ph.D. is the author of The Anti-Romantic Child: A Memoir of Unexpected Joy (HarperCollins), a beautiful exploration of one woman's expectations and...

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...

Isabel González is the co-author with Carolina Buia of Latin Chic: Entertaining with Style and Sass (Rayo), which captures the best pan-Latin flavors and the unique...

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...

Jennifer Haigh is the acclaimed author of the short story collection News From Heaven and of novels Faith, The Condition, Baker Towers, and Mrs. Kimble. Haigh’s most...

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...

Marilu Henner, best known as a Broadway, TV, and film actress, is also a full-time mom and author of two New York Times best-selling books, Marilu Henner’s Total...

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...