celebrities
Celebrity role models and inspiring feminist celebrities for girls and women everywhere.
"The Lady with the Lamp"
We know her as “The Lady with the Lamp.” Florence Nightingale can be called ‘the mother of nursing’ as she did so much within her life-time to change nursing to the standards, the very high standards, which we see today. Her life is an interesting one.
Ruth Elizabeth StiffPublished 3 years ago in Viva#FreeBritney: A Lesson In Slut-Shaming
So, unless you've been sleeping under a rock, you probably have heard of the #FreeBritney movement. It's a movement that was heavily publicized under the New York Times's "Framing Britney" documentary. For a while, I wasn't interested in what they had to say about her conservatorship.
Ossiana M. TepfenhartPublished 3 years ago in VivaThe impressive and inspiring career of Rosalind Brewer
Brewer was born and raised in Detroit, but left to attend the historically black women’s liberal arts college Spelman in Atlanta, Georgia. While in school she earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and was initiated into the Mu Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. She has credited organic chemistry as the class that best prepared her for her professional career, because of the application of it in the industry. She went on to graduate from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Stanford Law School. After college she went on to work at the Kimberly-Clark company for 22 years. She started as a scientist and climbed the ladder during her time and was sector president of a global division by the time she left. Brewer left in 2006 the same year she completed the advanced management program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. She then started working at Walmart as the regional vice president of operations. Over the time with Walmart she had several promotions and in 2012 was named the CEO of Sam’s Club, a Walmart brand. During her time at the Sam’s Club Brewer helped to start programs like ordering groceries online. Brewer was the first woman and African-American to lead a Walmart division. She remained at Sam’s Club until 2017, when she left to take the position as COO at Starbucks until early 2021. At Starbucks she is also the first women and first African-American to serve as COO. Brewer has helped carry out policy changes and racial bias training for employees at thousands of Starbucks stores across the country. Brewer is also responsible for the Starbucks holiday reusable cup, a fan favorite. During her time at Starbucks she also started to serve on the board at Amazon. Brewer is the only Black woman to sit on the board. The most recent news in Brewer’s career is that effective March 15 she will be the CEO of Walgreens. Brewer will be the only black female CEO of a fortune 500 company when she starts. The Walgreen’s Boost Alliance will give Brewer a $25 million dollar signing bonus on top of her $1.5 million dollar salary, she also has use of the company’s private jet. The $25 million dollar bonus is broken down to be a $4.5 million dollars and $20.2 million in Walgreens stock. The $4.5 million will have to be returned if she leaves in under 2 years “without good reason” or is fired. Brewer is taking on the role at a important time in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. On top of her professional career Brewer is married to John Brewer and is a mother of 2.
Jessalyn RobeyPublished 3 years ago in VivaThe most prominent women in the world of technology
Only 26% of computing-related jobs are held by women. Given the fact that IT spending worldwide is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2021, women are misrepresented in a field where the potential to grow and advance in one's career is one of the highest.
Daniel MarkusonPublished 3 years ago in VivaAnna M Mangin invented the pastry fork
If Anna M Mangin's name and photo are foreign to you then I am very happy to introduce this innovative young woman to you. She invented the pastry fork and the pastry fork spatula in 1891, and they continue to be widely utilized today. (The actual first spatula was invented one year earlier by John Spaduala, in 1890.) When it comes to Black History, I am different from most and search for the unsung heroes. When my children were in school, I advised them to not write about Dr. King and Rosa Parks whose works are already well known.
Cheryl E PrestonPublished 3 years ago in VivaAll Passion Spent
Vita Sackville-West, the author of All Passion Spent, was more than a simple author-- she was a poet, a novelist, and a gardener. She was the only person to win the Hawthornden Award for poetry twice — first in 1927 and again in 1933 —, was made a Companion of Honour for her services to literature in 1947, and created the elaborate gardens at Sissinghurst Castle, her home later in life where she would one day die at age seventy. Sackville-West used her own background, personal and familial alike, as detail and setting for what would be one of her most successful novels. She came from a wealthy, high class family filled with titles of Lord and Lady, and in 1913, Sackville-West married diplomat Harold Nicolson; she was well-versed in the politics of society, and the games its elite population play. Sackville-West was a highly intelligent and fiercely opinionated woman, and had a wide defiant streak that made itself known not only in how she chose to live her life but also appeared in much of her writing. All Passion Spent centers around the control women do and do not have over their own lives and society’s constrictions. It was published in 1931 by the Woolf’s Hogarth Press, and the cover art of the novel was actually done by Virginia Woolf’s sister, Vanessa Bell.
Clara ReinkePublished 3 years ago in Viva5 Nigerian Celebrities Who Hid Their Pregnancy Well (Photos).
These women are experts. Pregnancy for many women is a thing of joy. It is one of the most coveted things that a lot of women hope for and are happy to show off when it happens.
Jide OkonjoPublished 4 years ago in Viva5 Nollywood Actresses Who Died During Childbirth.
It was supposed to be a happy day. After 9 months, expecting mothers all over the world go into hospital rooms eager and excited to meet their baby. But unfortunately, for a number of women in these hospital rooms, not everything goes as smoothly as they hope. In fact, in some cases, things take a turn for the dire and the day ends with a loss of the mother’s life.
Jide OkonjoPublished 4 years ago in Viva- Top Story - September 2020
RBG: 'Notorious' Was More Than a Moniker
Random outbursts of applause erupted from the steps of the Supreme Court building last night. Parents carried their children, many already in their pajamas, in one arm, and held up phones, candles, and makeshift beacons in the other — beacons in remembrance of someone who, for so many, was just that.
Joshua Luke JohnsonPublished 4 years ago in Viva Paris Hilton is More Than a Cultural Icon
TW: EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, DRUG MISUSE, PTSD, AND OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMAS. I never in a million years would have thought I'd have something in common with Paris Hilton: trauma.
A Very Poor Attempt to Make Someone Smile - Amanda Abbington Edition
We all have people who we consider to be highly inspirational and influential to look upon, and in my case, my idol (the ultra talented, gorgeous woman that is Amanda Abbington) is an excellent example of these characteristics. She’s an extraordinary person in my life, because of her enduring strength that I dearly admire, and she is also kind, as well as supportive. One thing I most admire about her, is her strength, which is ever-present, even through hard times. A single mother, who still managed to raise two wonderful children, despite holding down an often demanding job. Her children are an absolute credit to her; just one example of how incredible she is.
Rebecca SmithPublished 4 years ago in VivaHappy Birthday Annie Oakley
Happy Birthday Annie Oakley Born August 13, 1860 – November 1926 You will find a statue of Annie Oakley in Memorial Plaza in Greenville, Ohio.
Paula C. HendersonPublished 4 years ago in Viva