"Phenomenal Women" is a group about women who have made a significant difference in the world. These women are the ultimate role models for our children.
Joining this group... | Qualities of a phenomenal woman...
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Women who take action
It takes amazing strength to be an activist or advocate, whether the fight is for the environment, animal rights, or the rights of human beings.
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Gloria Steinem -- A FEMINIST Superhero
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Yes, I'm wondering about that? Is it too bold a statement to make that WE GIRLS have this feminist superhero Gloria Steinem to thank for being able to SQUIDOO? It's been over 40 years since her 1962 Esquire magazine article about women being forced...
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Annie Oakley
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In an era when opportunities for women were limited, Annie Oakley's amazing ability with a gun proved that a woman could do just as well (or even better) than a man, even in traditionally "masculine fields" like shooting. Through talent and hard work...
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Marianne Williamson - Superhero, Spiritual Activist
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Marianne Williamson is a best-selling author, lecturer, a Spiritual Activist and the Founder of the Peace Alliance, a citizen action organization representing a growing constituency for peace. For spearheading the Campaign for a Department of Peace...
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Yoko Ono
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Yoko Ono is perhaps best known as being the widow of Beatle legend, John Lennon, with whom she became synonymous with the expression "Give Peace a Chance." She has gone on after John's untimely death in 1980 to become one of the major Peace Activists...
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Starhawk
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Starhawk is a writer, human-rights and eco-activist and self-identified Witch who lives in the Bay Area. She is best known for her work with the Reclaiming Collective.
Women who get things done
They see a need and they simply step up and do what needs to be done.
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Amy Jaffe Barzach
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Amy Jaffe Barzach is the founder of Boundless Playgrounds, an organization created to develop barrier-free, developmentally advantageous playgrounds. After the death of her son Jonathan from a rare condition, Amy found a way to cope with the grief o...
Meet some truly amazing women...
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Girl Powered Peace
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It is now universally agreed in aid organizations worldwide that empowering the women of a community will empower the children and the men as well. Women are caretakers and nurturers, watching over others. They tend to use practical wisdom to make de...
Women who inspire
They've beaten great odds and inspire others to do it too
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Lauren Huxley
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This beautiful young woman recently turned 21, and every moment is worth celebrating. At 18, Lauren Huxley was not expected to survive an horrific attack at her family home. Image of Lauren Huxley, photographer unknown, source.
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Shirley Temple
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Curls. Dimples. Dancer. Singer. Movie star. Mrs. Black. Mother of three. Gramma. Breast cancer survivor. Diplomat. Did we say dimples? (Picture from the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Women of Our Time Por...
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Helen Keller
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Helen Keller, American author and lecturer, who was deaf and blind and who served as an inspiration for other people with disabilities. She was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, the daughter of well-to-do parents: Arthur Keller, a former officer in the Con...
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Judy Gordon and Dan Gordon's Book on Cancer
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I have known Judy Gordon for about a decade. In 2003, when Judy was 55 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Judy had been a writer for years at that time. As the book title says, she fell apart when she got the diagnosis. So throughout the treatment...
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Natalie Du Toit
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Natalie Du Toit's story is truly inspiring. She first represented South Africa internationally at the age of 14. In 2001 she had to have her left leg amputated at the knee after a traffic accident, but far from letting this stop her, at the age of 24...
Raising awareness
Some illnesses go unresearched for decades until someone begins the fight to raise awareness and funds for research into prevention and cure.
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Super Hero - Sue Byrnes
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When your doctor hands you a paper with the word lymphangioleiomyomatosis on it and tells you that is what you have, the first reaction is disbelief. As he continues by saying the name and telling you that it is a rare disease affecting women and of...
Women who keep the peace
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Margaret Anstee
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Dame Margaret Anstee worked for the United Nations from 1952 to 1993, leaving the organization at the highest rank under the Secretary-General, the senior woman in the United Nations, and the longest serving official of either sex at any level. Imag...
Women with courage
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Molly Pitcher - Revolutionary War Heroine
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"Molly Pitcher" was a nickname given by Revolutionary War soldiers to the women, often wives of the soldiers or camp followers, who brought water to hot and thirsty artillerymen during battle. The water was by some accounts for drinking, by others fo...
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Revolutionary Heroes: Women As Homestead Warriors
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"With ladies on our side, we can make every Tory tremble."These words from the Sons of Liberty made a powerful statement. They were speaking of the Daughters of Liberty, women who formed unofficial groups to support America's fight for freedom. Names...
Humanitarianism
Because women care
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Dr. Margarita Pereyda - inspiring achievement and giving
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Dr. Pereyda is originally from Arizona, where she grew up within an impoverished community that did not expect students to succeed. However, a few exceptional teachers encouraged Margarita. The tenth of eleven children, she was the only one to gradua...
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta Quotes, Biography, Facts, Letters, Accomplishments, Faith, and more.
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a Roman Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her humanitarian work. In 2003, six years after her death, Mother Teresa began a passage to saintho...
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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD
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Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross has the distinction of writing the first best selling book on a topic that no one wanted to discuss. On Death and Dying, written in 1969 is still required reading for many medical, nursing, psychology programs and college de...
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Clara Barton
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When it comes to having heroes - Clara Barton is the type of person I like to think about. All that she was able to accomplish is amazing enough, but that she was able to accomplish it as a woman in the era she lived, well, that is spectacular....
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Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale helped to mold the fields of nursing and public health. She earned the nickname "The Lady With the Lamp" for her tireless nursing care delivered to British soldiers during the Crimean War (1853–1856). Although most...
Celebrity humanitarians
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Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie is one of the most closely watched celebrities in the world. She juggles a busy movie career and humanitarian work while raising a blended family with partner and fellow actor Brad Pitt. After a media-drenched pregnancy, she gave...
Philanthropy
They've climbed all the way to the top... and then turned around and given back to others.
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Oprah Winfrey
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Oprah Gail Winfrey is thought to be the most influential woman in the world now. She is also considered to be the most philanthropic African-American of all time and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the United States. Oprah, as she is kno...
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Poker Diva Liz Lieu
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Liz Lieu is a professional poker player born on August 2, 1974 in Vietnam and raised in Colorado. Chilipoker signed an exclusive contract with talented, astute and stylish Poker Star Liz Lieu back in Aug, 2007. Nicknamed the Poker Diva by fellow pok...
Royal charity work
Part of a royal's job is charity work, humanitarian aid, fundraising, and raising awareness - some do the job better than others
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Queen Rania of Jordan
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Queen Rania is the queen consort of Jordan's King Abdullah II, and the mother of Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma, and Prince Hashem. Formerly Rania Al-Yasin of Kuwait, Rania has a Palestinian heritage. She earned a degree in Busine...
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Princess Diana?
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I was deeply-saddened that night in August 1997, along with millions of others, when we received the news of Princess Diana's death. I can only think of a couple of other instances that touched me in that manner -- John F. Kennedy and John F. K...
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Diana Princess of Wales
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I was one of the thousands of people, who were stunned and in shock 10 years ago by the tragic death of Princess Diana and then a few days later the death of Mother Teresa. As I watched the enormous worldwide outpouring of grief for the deaths of the...
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Grace Kelly
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Grace Kelly. Even just her name is elegant. And, that is not even taking into account her work or her life. Her success in films meant a lot to her, and she walked away from that for love and marriage...and to be a princess. H...
Business
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Mitchell Baker
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Mitchell Baker is the CEO of Mozilla Corporation, part of the company behind the open source Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email program. She is also on the board of directors of the Open Source Applications Foundation. Winifred Mitchell Baker s...
Politics
Phenomenal women in the political arena, in the forefront or behind the scenes
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Women Presidents and Prime Ministers
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Hillary Rodham Clinton may have lost her bid to become the first woman president of the United States, but women in many other countries have already earned the top political job in their nations. Learn more about them.
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Cristina Fernández De Kirchner
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Cristina Fernández De Kirchner is Argentina's current president. Formerly, she was the first lady of Argentina when her husband, Néstor Kirchner, was president. Cristina is Argentina's second female president, following in the footstep...
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Sarah Palin
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John McCain caught everyone off-guard when he announced Sarah Palin as his running mate for the 2008 GOP presidential ticket. The grass-roots effort to get Palin on the ticket had been gaining ground since the beginning of the year when she first sta...
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Maria Shriver
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Maria Shriver is an award winning journalist, best selling author and serves as the First Lady of California after her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected and then re-elected as Governor of Calfironia. She is also a mother, wife, daughter, sist...
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Benazir Bhutto
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When Benazir Bhutto was first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan at 35, she became the youngest chief executive in the world and the first woman elected ruler of a Muslim country in modern history. She served two non-consecutive terms, but later was...
Lensmasters who admire phenomenal women
Spiritual women
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Karen Armstrong: author, former nun and religious inspiration
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Karen Armstrong is the embodiment of religious tolerance and spiritual transformation. A former Roman Catholic Nun, she got disillusioned about religion. A visit to Jerusalem rekindled her love for religion and she turned to writing books about the...
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Tsultrim Allione and Tara Mandala
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Tsultrim Allione has a master’s in Buddhism/Women’s Studies from Antioch University. She is one of the first Western women to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun. She has been practicing Buddhism for over thirty years and has taught all...
Career
Women who have put in the long hours and pushed boundaries in their career
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Greatest Real Estate Agent In The World
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Greatest Real Estate Agent In The World | Colleen Lane | The contest is on and here is an entry for the greatest real estate agent in the world submitted by Colleen's husband Joe. Let the games begin! RSS feed | Email | Print | Add to Favorites | Len...
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Vivienne Westwood
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Vivienne Westwood got her start in the Kings Road, designing clothes for punk rockers back in the 1970s. Over the decades she moved from streetwear to haute couture, mixing elements of club style with tradtional UK fashion however she wishes.
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Dara Torres
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Dara Torres is a 41 year old American swimmer who will be competing in her 5th Olympics this summer in Beijing, China.
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American athlete, who dominated a number of sports at the highest levels in an era that offered limited athletic opportunities for women. She was a track and field star in the Olympic Games and one of the top professional gol...
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Fashion Designer Coco Chanel
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Coco Chanel's influence on haute couture was such that she was the only person in the fashion industry to be named on TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century. But fame didn't come easy to this inspiring, fashion designer icon.
Art
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Susan Dorothea White
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Susan Dorothea White is a multi-talented artist based in Sydney, Australia. She works in a wide range of media including clay, wood, and metal sculpture, acrylic painting, and pencil, chalk, and metalpoint drawing. Photograph of Susan Dorothea White...
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Alice Neel-American Artist
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Born in 1900, Alice Neel was an American portrait artist. Neel's difficult and unconventional life mimicked the approach she took towards her paintings. Although her early work received limited attention, Neel would enjoy great success and the recogn...
Literature
Their writing helps us see ourselves anew
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Stella Gibbons
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On January 5, 1902, in Hampstead, London, England, Stella Dorothea Gibbons was born. Gibbons career as an author would span forty years, and would include the award-winning Cold Comfort Farm, which remains Gibbons most identifiable work of literature...
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Zora Neale Hurston
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As an African American folklorist and writer, Zora's work was well before it's time. Much of her work was created during the Harlem Renaissance when so many strong black artists were emerging and thriving. She, however, was largely overlooked because...
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Emily Dickinson
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During her quiet, reserved life, Emily Dickinson privately wrote some of the most important and persevering poetry in all of American history. While many of her acquaintances probably knew of her love of writing, very few had any idea of the great ex...
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Maya Angelou
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She has seen sorrow, she has experienced pain, yet she inspires all to press on and enjoy the life that has been given to them. Maya Angelou can touch people's hearts, and make them see things they have not seen. Words are tools, and Maya...
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Vita Sackville-West
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I have been fascinated by Vita Sackville-West for over a decade. This woman was so many extraordinary things: author, biographer, poet, correspondent, wife, mother, lover, aristocrat, gardener and so much more. And she did each with...
Music
Their music inspires us
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Patsy Cline
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I grew up listening to country music, and Patsy Cline was a large part of that. She may have passed away before I was born, but she, and her music, was still very present then -- as she is now. Keep reading to find out more about this leg...
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Chrissie Hynde
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Chrissie Hynde is from my hometown, and even attended the same college I did. How could I not be interested in and follow her career? Luckily for me, she is a very talented musician who knows her own mind. Don't know much about her?...
Acting
They draw us into their characters to teach us about humanity
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Emma Thompson
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I first remember seeing Emma Thompson in "Much Ado About Nothing" and being struck by her performance. It was perfect - her lines, her looks, her delivery, her interaction with castmates - I loved it all. I have continued to fol...
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Doris Day
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This talented cutie pie, girl next door actress/singer of yesteryear stole the hearts of Americans when she first debuted in Romance on the High Seas in 1948. That movie launched a very productive career. Her prolific movies have continued to attract...
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Diana Rigg
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Mention the name of Diana Rigg (born July 20, 1938) to most people and they conjure up a picture of the sexy, leather clad agent, Emma Peel, of the 1960s TV series, "The Avengers". However, there has been so much more to the actin...
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Julie Christie
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An iconic figure of the 1960s, Julie Christie is an Academy Award-winning actress who appeared in a small, but substantial number of classic films in England and America during the '60s and early 1970s. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2008...
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Tilda Swinton
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Tilda Swinton began her acting career with British filmmaker Derek Jarman. You may recognize her as the gender-fluid title character in ORLANDO, the angel Gabriel from CONSTANTINE, or the White Witch in THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. She...
Women who help animals
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Patricia B. McConnell
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Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, has made a lifelong commitment to improving the relationship between people and animals. She is known worldwide as an expert on canine and feline behavior and training, and for her en...
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Karen Pryor
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When my Mum first adopted me, she wanted to make sure that I was a happy, healthy pup. One of the ways to get there was to show me the 'ropes' to be well behaved. Even though I was her first dog, she found out about click training right away when the...
Women we remember
They had grace and style, courage and endurance. They touched our lives forever.
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Anne Frank -- A TRUE Superhero
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It is incomprehensible to imagine what Anne Frank endured in her young and short life nor is it possible to comprehend the terror that her family experienced. To me Anne Frank is without a doubt a true superhero of immeasurable proportions. On June...
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Diana Princess of Wales
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I was one of the thousands of people, who were stunned and in shock 10 years ago by the tragic death of Princess Diana and then a few days later the death of Mother Teresa. As I watched the enormous worldwide outpouring of grief for the deaths of the...
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Grace Kelly
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Grace Kelly. Even just her name is elegant. And, that is not even taking into account her work or her life. Her success in films meant a lot to her, and she walked away from that for love and marriage...and to be a princess. H...
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Laurel Burch, Artist and Designer
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Laurel Burch was an artist and designer famous for her bright and bold cat and horse themed handbags, coffee mugs and other gift items. When Ms. Burch passed away in September 2007 the San Rafael, CA newspaper ran this blurb: "Bay Area artist Laure...
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Jane McGrath
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Jane McGrath died on 22 June 2008 at her home, ending a ten-year battle with cancer. Jane was the wife of Australian cricker Glenn McGrath, and together they founded The McGrath Foundation, a breast cancer support network promoting awareness and fund...
Women who give to others
It might be a gift of time, comfort, or craft, food, or talent - these women don't hesitate when another is in need.
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The Arlington Ladies
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For more than 35 years, the Arlington Ladies volunteers have represented veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard at every funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Currently 195 Arlington Ladies, volunteer time to pay tribute to nation's...
Women who endure
They may have fallen off the rails once or twice, but they got back up with humour and grace.
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Carrie Fisher
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My first exposure to Carrie Fisher was as Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars movies. And, I thought she was pretty awesome from just those movies. But, over the years, following both her acting and her writing career -- my admiration f...
Women who motivate us
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Corrie Woods and The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living
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If you've been living day to day and feel like your life is boring and even without purpose, it's time to shake things up. There's no reason to live your life without excitement and fun. In her book, The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living, Cor...
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Donna DeNomme Spiritual Writer and Coach
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Donna graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She also has an advanced certification in Spiritual Coaching. For many years she has offered training in alternative therapies and indigenous healing meth...
Women who tell it like it is
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Joy Nash
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It seems like more and more people are becoming famous because of You Tube. Earlier this year a friend sent me a link to this video called A Fat Rant by Joy Nash. At the time it had 1300 views. The video which was written by Nash was professionally p...
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Susan Jacoby
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Susan Jacoby, who began her writing career as a reporter for THE WASHINGTON POST, is the author of five books, including WILD JUSTICE, a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Awarded fellowships by the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanit...
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Hanne Blank
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For a long time plus size women had to rely on erotica laced with slim chicks. Then in walked Hanne Blank, curvy, intelligent and full of erotic stories to share about women like the rest of us. Hanne Blank likes to push the limits in her writing bot...
Great thinkers
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Blavatsky : Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
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Blavatsky compared the science of her day, studied the world religions and came up with her own synthesis, which she called 'theosophy', or ancient wisdom.
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Annie Besant, teacher, lecturer, secularist and theosophist...
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Minister's wife, student of medicine, raised a prophet, reformer, secularist and more. Annie Besant (1847-1933) was many things in her lifetime - and living in the 19th and early 20th century, all of those things were revolutionary for a woman to be...
Fictional role models
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Anne of Green Gables Books By Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Lucy Maud Montgomery created Anne of Green Gables from her vivid imagination. There is a wealth of information available about the many books Montgomery penned as well as about the world-renowned red-haired Anne Shirley and her fictional life in Prin...
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Jordan Cavanaugh
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Jordan Cavanaugh works for the Boston Medical Examiner's Office. Well, she does now anyway - this is her most recent job. You see, Jordan has some "issues" with anger management. She left her last job and her cheating ex-h...
Firsts
Who was the first woman to...?
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First Woman To ...
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It never ceases to amaze me in this day and age to hear that someone is the first woman to do something. But given that we're on the verge of having our first serious female presidential candidate and possibly female president here in the United Stat...
Keep an eye on...
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Louise Erdrich Author
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Louise Erdrich is the oldest of seven children. She was born in Little Falls, Minnesota, in 1954. Her mother was French Ojibwe and her father was German American. Louise Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Erdrich's large ext...
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Rumiko Takahashi
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Rumiko Takahashi is my favorite female author. I love her books. I love the characters she creates. I love the shows and movies based on her books. This is my lens devoted to her.
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Petra Nemcova -- SUPERmodel Personality
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Petra Nemcova became a model at 16, was featured on the cover of the 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and has been a Victoria's Secret model. In June 2004, she was a judge for the Miss Universe competition in Quito, Ecuado...
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Bindi Irwin
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The sudden, unexpected death of Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, last September left some pretty big shoes to fill, but daughter Bindi Irwin has stepped in and picked up where her father left off as a passionate wildlife warrior and spunky television p...
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Thea Slatyer
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Thea Slatyer is one interesting young lady. Not only is she a sporting superstar, playing soccer for Australia, but she also has some useful skills that have landed her a covetted job looking after some of the world's top celebrities. Soon she may be...
Joining this group
If you want to tell the world about the amazing women you know of, join us by adding an existing lens, or creating a new one specifically for this topic.
Please read the guidelines below first, though. As this group grows, lenses that show clearly how their subject is phenomenal will stand a greater chance of acceptance and be given preference on the main page. Don't hide her greatness behind links to other sites - shout about it in your lens!
Let's show the world what one woman can do!
Qualities of a phenomenal woman
Read these guidelines before you add your lens
There are thousands of women doing well in each professional field; a phenomenal woman goes beyond her profession and adds things like volunteering, philanthropy, and activism to her resume. These are things she does "above and beyond" her calling.
Or, a phenomenal woman may be one who has dedicated herself almost solely to helping others. She may be in a situation where others are permanently in her care, or have to rely on her, but she carries her duties with grace. Again, she does a little bit extra, because she knows it will help ease the burdens of someone else.
She may be going through hardship or illness or war, but she uses her courage and strength to inspire and help others get through it too. A phenomenal woman rarely focuses on herself for long. She goes back into the fray to help others even though she's already fought her own battle.
Conversely, a woman may need to focus so intently on a career or sport or artform that she is able to reach the top echelons of her arena. We hope that when she reaches the top she will be in a position to turn around and give back to others. Women who are still focusing and reaching will receive the benefit of the doubt and honorary status.
Many wonderful women are great role models in their day to day lives. A phenomenal woman goes a step further and strives to reach others, or reach her goal, every day. A phenomenal woman often gets asked "Why do you keep giving so much of yourself?"
It's not easy being a phenomenal woman, otherwise we'd all be phenomenal.
Awards
Thanks to lensmaster Spirituality for awarding Phenomenal Women HQ this Excellent Group award! Excellent books about phenomenal women
Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50 by Michael Cunningham, Connie Briscoe
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BethErickson
This group is amazing. Kudos to those women who take action. Very inspirational. I'm adding my lens here. Hope I'm qualified to this group. Posted August 14, 2008 |
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Comfortdoc
Thank you for featuring the Arlington Ladies. I truly believe these Angels of the Arlington National Cemetery are phenomenal women. Posted July 23, 2008 |
Blessed. I think there are many Latin women. that that make the difference in having to manage daily many roles. as breast, hardworking, friendly, and work hard not only to make money but to contribute to changing society (sorry for my bad english)
Posted July 10, 2008
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ebay-grandma
Thank you for adding the lens about my super hero Sue Brynes! She indeed is a phenomenal woman. I am proud to be associated with such a great group. Posted July 06, 2008 |
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JaguarJulie
Again, it is wonderful to be a part of this group that recognizes the phenomenal women who have touched us and inspired us! My grandmother Julia Nagy is undoubtedly the most incredibly phenomenal woman in MY life! ;-) Posted June 26, 2008 |
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BeckyDue
Great Lens... I'm glad I found you! Posted June 25, 2008 |
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CherylK
What a great idea this is...it has sparked a couple of ideas for lenses of women I think are phenomenal, too. Am favoriting it so I can get the updates! Posted June 25, 2008 |
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spirituality
Great group. I gave it the Excellent Groups Award and featured it on my Great Groups Lensography Come take a look and get your badge like dozens of other groups already have! Posted June 15, 2008 |
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jacquelinestone
I am so honored to be part of this wonderful group. Thank you for accepting my lens. :) Posted June 02, 2008 |
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JaguarJulie
I truly love what you are doing with this group! It's awesome to see so many phenomenal women. Thank you. Posted June 01, 2008 |
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