Nikki Hall
This hairdresser-turned-truckin’ queen has taken it on the road…
Frances Alexander
A seemingly innocent airport revelation got her to thinking about a world-wide network for traveling women…
Agnes Pareyio
Correspondent Sally Blakemore interviews Kenya’s UN Person of the Year 2005, Agnes Pareyio.
Didi Kalika
She came to Mongolia planning to teach yoga, but the children in the streets of Ulaanbaatar had another mission in mind…
Mari Kaasinen
Her group Varttina, with roots reaching back to her toddler days, is now garnering an international reputation for its unique blend of contemporary folk music and Karelian and Finno-Ugric “runo songs.” When she’s not performing, she’s teaching and passing on regional musical traditions to local kids.
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Jeannie Morris - Welcoming Woman
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Patricia Wright - Hong Kong Hostess
Grace Ma - anti-FGM Activist
Agnes Pareyio - Ambassador for the Arts
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Irja Halasz - war poet
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