Awards Season
She’s Barbie, they’re all just Ken. This directorial powerhouse is the mastermind behind arguably the most successful movie of 2023, as well as several other women-centered stories of the past decade.
Who is Greta Gerwig?
First Latinx person to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the third woman overall to do so. Select facts about her life may be found on embroidered pillows at the BWS favorite Hotel Zena in Washington D.C.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
“You get a car!” “You get a car!” “EVERYBODY GETS A CAR!"
Who is Oprah?
Her book club business, started in 2017, has a reputation for boosting the careers of growing female authors. She has spotlit books like Tom Lake by Ann Patchet, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, and Seven Days in June by Tia Williams.
Who is Reese Witherspoon?
As the first woman in history to win a Nobel Prize — and the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different disciplines (chemistry and physics) — she is Polish-French physicist and chemist.
Who is Marie Curie?
In her acceptance speech for Best Actress at the 2024 Golden Globes (where she became the first Indigenous women to win the award), this actress introduced herself in her native Blackfeet.
Who is Lily Gladstone?
The first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, her career centers around sentencing practices and reform in the U.S.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Starting her comedic career at Buzzfeed, she now plays all of our dream, enthusiastic, and brilliant Kindergarten teacher on her very own show on ABC.
Who is Quinta Brunson?
This American fashion designer and industry mogul is the owner of a jewelry empire in her name. She’s won several awards for her business prowess, been a guest judge on Shark Tank, and donates across women’s and children’s causes.
Who is Kendra Scott?
This British primatologist is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees after her 55-year-long study on the wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania
Who is Jane Goodall?
This Broadway, TV, and film actress is an Emmy nomination away from the full EGOT nomination (and it’s just a matter of time until she wins it). Notably, her Tony, Oscar, and Grammy nomination are for the same color-named Broadway musical, though eight years apart.
Who is Danielle Brooks?
This American feminist journalist and social political activist became nationally recognized as the spokeswoman for the American feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970's.
Who is Gloria Steinem?
Being a guest on her talk show is a dream or nightmare, depending on who you ask, but her ability to hilariously put her guests on the spot is unmatched. Her guests have ranged from the likes of Phoebe Bridgers to George Santos.
Who is Ziwe?
Played by Jennifer Lawrence in a movie based on her life, she is an inventor and entrepreneur behind products like Miracle Mop, Huggable Hangers, and Forever Fragrant.
Who is Joy Mangano?
When this American marine biologist published Silent Spring, she didn’t just call attention to the dangers of indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides, she also helped launch the modern environmental movement.
Who is Rachel Carson?
This director’s beautiful story of second chance platonic love and soulmates stole hearts, two Academy Award nominations, and to many, a snub for a Best Actress nomination for her leading lady.
Who is Celine Song?
She read her poem, "The Hill We Climb", at President Joe Biden's inauguration
Who is Amanda Gorman?
“Kombucha girl” now has a popular podcast where she discusses a variety of topics including books, her relationship with family and faith, “girlhood”, and more.
Who is Brittany Broski?
She is known as the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S. for her business creating cosmetic and hair care products for black women. She was also an effective activist across social issues, including Black liberation and anti-lynching efforts in the NAACP.
Who was Madame C.J. Walker?
She was known as one of NASA's "human computers," Her work was instrumental in sending the first American, Alan Shepard, into space in 1961. NASA also counted on her calculations to send John Glenn into orbit in 1962 and Apollo 11 to the moon in 1969.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
She was the only woman nominated for Best Director at the 2024 Academy Awards.
Who is Justine Triet?
She was the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first Black woman to join the New York City Bar Association and the New York City Law Department, AND the first Black woman to become a judge in 1939.
Who is Jane Bolin?
A woman of many skills, she can both quiet farm animals and drive a cab, she is one of the first (and only) queer female winners of an Academy Award.
Who is Jodie Foster?
In 1889, she became the first female CEO in the U.S. when she became the leader of Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company.
Who was Anna Bissel?
She was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which in 1958 was succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She worked at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, for most of her career.
Who is Mary Jackson?