News and Features about Inspirational Women in 2024

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Malala's Inspiring Mission in Nigeria: #BringBackOurGirlsWhat did you do for your 17th birthday?

We Chat With Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Kaitlyn FarringtonOh yes, we fan girled.By Marie ClairePublished 18 February 14

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Behind the Documentary: puss* Riot and their Punk PrayerWe spoke with Maxim Pozdorovkin, the director of the Oscar short listed documentary, puss* Riot: A Punk Prayer about the nation-dividing protest that landed its members in prison and why puss* Riots' actions are significant to women everywhere.By Liana SatensteinPublished 5 February 14

Sheryl Sandberg is Now One of the Youngest BillionairesNo longer just a boy's club.By Liana SatensteinPublished 23 January 14

Meet the Former Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader Turned Army LieutenantTwo tours of Afghanistan later, former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader returns home.By Rebecca ShapiroPublished 23 December 13

Kate Bolduan: Background CheckKate Bolduan, the 30-year-old cohost of CNN's New Day, shares her predawn routine, best career advice, and the carb she just can't quitBy Leah GoldmanPublished 29 October 13

Put Young Girls at the Center of DevelopmentChristy Turlington Burns and Monique Villa delves into developing young women leaders in honor of the UN's International Day of the Girl Child on October 11. By Christy Turlington Burns, Founder of Every Mother Counts; Monique Villa, Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO.By Marie ClairePublished 11 October 13

Malala Yousafzai's Most Inspirational QuotesInspirational quotes that prove why Malala is a strong contender for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.By Lane MillerPublished 10 October 13

Malala's MentorBehind every great young woman is another great woman. Shiza Shahid is the Pakistani teen activist's right hand.By Annie GowenPublished 23 September 13

"I Escaped Life as a Sex Slave"One woman's journey through the dark netherworld of human trafficking.

How I Fled a Life of PolygamyMarried at 19 to the 85-year-old Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rebecca Musser thought she was free after his death seven years later—until she was told she must remarry. So she escaped from her faith, family, and the only way of life she had ever known.By Rebecca MusserPublished 20 August 13

Pretty Is As Pretty DoesAfter writer Jennifer Tress' husband cheated on her (and blamed it on her looks!), she started a new lifenow she's changing other women's lives, too.By Marie ClairePublished 29 July 13

Plan of Attack: Sexual Assault in the MilitaryWomen in Congress go to battle over rampant sexual assault in the military.By Abigail PestaPublished 23 July 13

Mighty QuinnChristine Quinn wants to make history—as New York City's first female and first openly gay mayor. And now the colorful, take-no-prisoners pol is opening up in a revealing new memoir.By Rebecca TraisterPublished 18 June 13

The Blogger vs. The DictatorShe's been called a liar, a traitor, a spy, and a hero. Cuban dissident Yoani Sánchez first caught the world's attention with — what else? — a blog.By Abigail PestaPublished 24 May 13

Jessica Buchanan: Kidnapped!On October 25, 2011, 32-year-old aid worker Jessica Buchanan and a Danish colleague were ambushed en route from a land mine awareness training program in southern Somalia and taken by pirates who had moved their ransom schemes from sea to land. Their price? $45 million. Here, she recounts the harrowing abduction that led to 93 days in captivity and a dramatic rescue by the elite U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six. Join our Google Hangout with Jessica on Wednesday, May 15 at 11:30 a.m. EST at plus.google.com/+marieclaire. Plus, submit your questions using #MCJB — they could be answered live!By Marie ClairePublished 13 May 13

Queens of the HillConnections are currency in the nation's capital. So if you want to get in with D.C. power players, start with these in-the-know women.By Marie ClairePublished 10 May 13

Risky BusinessThink your workday is stressful? Imagine leaping from 10 stories, hand-feeding sharks, or dismantling bombs. For these professional badasses, danger is just part of the job description.By Marie ClairePublished 1 May 13

Alyssa Mastromonaco: The White House GatekeeperOf the many players working behind the scenes for the president, few wield as much quiet power as Alyssa Mastromonaco, 37, the White House deputy chief of staff for operations — and the woman who sits some 15 feet away from him.By Reid CherlinPublished 29 April 13

Saving SonaliA 27-year-old acid attack victim in India desperately wanted to end her life — until she landed a spot on the country's hottest game show.

Theresia Gouw: Silicon Valley Big ShotBig shots in Silicon Valley either launch billion-dollar companies or, as in the case of venture capitalist Theresia Gouw of Accel Partners, invest in them. (She was instrumental in her firm's early funding of Facebook — the most lucrative tech investment ever.) MC caught up with Gouw to find out her secrets for spotting a winner — and how to become one.By Diana KappPublished 10 April 13

The New Change AgentsMeet the next generation of social activists — young, passionate, and powered by Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, and you.By Marie ClairePublished 25 March 13

My Sister's KeeperWhat happens when you lose an identical twin? Christa Parravani was 28 when her sister, Cara, died. Odds put her chances of meeting the same fate at 50 percent, and she started down a self-destructive path — until writing their story set her free.By Christa ParravaniPublished 15 March 13

Falling Toward GraceSix years ago, a parachuting accident left extreme-sports daredevil Karina Hollekim near dead. Doctors said she'd never walk again, that her life as she knew it was over. But in the grueling years that followed, Hollekim had an epiphany: What if losing everything was the best thing that had ever happened to her?By Jim RendonPublished 25 January 13

Is This Really Goodbye?Much has been said of Hillary Clinton (and little spared) during her two decades in the public eye. Now, as she prepares to step down as secretary of state, the most accomplished and, arguably, misunderstood woman in recent history insists she's done with public life for good. Ayelet Waldman joins Clinton on a tour of duty in Africa to find out if she means it.By Ayelet WaldmanPublished 18 October 12

Out of the BoxWriter Jodi Jill tells her extraordinary story of being raised in a 10-by-20 storage unit, cut off from society and denied school — and how she finally found the strength to change her life.By Judy DuttonPublished 8 October 12

Army GirlIn her debut novel, The People of Forever Are Not Afraid, Shani Boianjiu gives an inside glimpse at what it's like to come-of-age in the Israeli Defense Forces.By Roberta BernsteinPublished 25 September 12

StrandedIt was supposed to be easy, a brisk 30-minute hike on a pristine summer day. But a wrong turn led one woman on a brutal quest for survival. A year later, she shares her harrowing story.By Gretchen VossPublished 19 July 12

Sandra Fluke: "Women are Not Going to be Silenced"First, the Georgetown University law student was shut out of a congressional hearing on insurance coverage for contraception. Then, she was called a "slu*t" by Rush Limbaugh. Now, she talks to MC about being the subject of a national political firestorm—and whether she'll run for office someday. For more on the contraception debate, read "Why is Birth Control A Big Deal Again?"By Irin CarmonPublished 17 April 12

Amanda Beard: My Secret LifeAt 26 and with seven Olympic medals, 6, the swimmer was America's golden girl. But she also suffered from an eating disorder, depression, even cutting. In her new memoir, she reveals the dark truth that lurked behind that perfect image.

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