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Some made music, some made noise, all made a difference. Here we celebrate 120 incredible women who overcame hardships, broke records, and blazed trails — shattering glass ceilings and even tougher stuff. While some are obvious choices and some more obscure, all acted to increase our liberty, safety, and prosperity. And one of them makes the best lemon meringue pie ever.
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In 2017, Ilhan Omar made history by becoming the first Somali-American Muslim woman state representative. Omar took office in Minnesota in January 2017 and has already authored and co-authored over 190 bills, including a city ordinance in Minneapolis “allowing businesses to extend their hours 35 days a year to honor, respect and accommodate Muslims celebrating Ramadan.” Omar is also the Director of Policy and Initiatives of the Women Organizing Women Network, an organization empowering Minnesota’s women—specifically immigrants—to become engaged citizens and leaders within their communities.
In June 2017, Muzoon Almellehan became the youngest and first official refugee to be named a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF. She is 19-years-old and fled Syria in 2013. Now living in England, Almellehan is an education activist and helps girls and young women in conflict zones to escape early and arranged marriages, encouraging them to pursue an education. She has been referred to as “Syria’s Malala.”
Lubaina Himid, a Zanzibar-born, British contemporary artist, became the first black woman—as well as the oldest—to win the United Kingdom’s most publicized art award, the 2017 Turner Prize. Himid is most known for her work in the 1980’s during the British black arts movement and has been called an "under-appreciated hero of black British art." Her celebrated artwork addresses colonialism, the legacy of slavery and current-day racism.
Geisha Williams made history this past March by becoming the first Fortune 500 Latina CEO. A Cuban-born immigrant, she worked for almost a decade at California’s largest utility company—PG&E—before acquiring her CEO title. Williams is a pioneer for sustainable energy and, under her leadership, PG&E has already accomplished its 2020 sustainability goal of generating 33% of electricity from renewable sources.
On December 9, 2017, 21-year-old Simone Askew became the first African-American woman to lead the Corps of Cadets pre-game march at the Army-Navy football game, hosted by West Point Military Academy. She is also the first African-American woman to have been appointed First Captain of the U.S. Military Academy’s Corps of Cadets, a role she accepted this past August. In 2017, Askew also became one of thirty-two students to be named a Rhodes Scholar.
