Nikki Hall
This hairdresser-turned-truckin’ queen has taken it on the road…
Poet, activist, journalist and former soldier, Saba Kidane soothes war wounds with her lyrical verses.
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.
It all started with a couple pet monkeys in Brooklyn, New York… these days, primatologist Patricia Wright is more likely to be found in the rain forests of Madagascar.
Correspondent Sally Blakemore interviews Kenya’s UN Person of the Year 2005, Agnes Pareyio.
our global search continues for women who are composing their lives—and whose actions, individualism and vision will rule the future