Every day, extraordinary women are making waves in the pursuit of global gender equalitry and social change that benefits us all. Each week, Women's Voices Now features the women who are making those waves around the world. We aim to inspire our audicences through these stories and to let those women making waves know that we are watching and following their example!
Where home never was - Home is a right, not a dream

Home Is a Right, Not a Dream

Home Is a Right, Not a Dream. Homelessness is a real global issue in many so-called developed societies and it is increasing because of high living standards which have become over-valued with weak wages in ourRead More »

Tammy Duckworth: War Hero, Senator, and Advocate for Veterans

Tammy Duckworth: War Hero, Senator, and Advocate for Veterans. Tammy Duckworth, a Democratic U.S. Senator from Illinois since 2017, is an Iraq War veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and trailblazer as the first Thai-American woman in CongressRead More »
Maria Tallchief - America's First Native American Prima Ballerina 4bb

Maria Tallchief: America’s First Native American Prima Ballerina

Emmy Noether: Revolutionary Mathematician Who Linked Symmetry and Conservation Laws. Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief on January 24, 1925, in Fairfax, Oklahoma, rose from Osage Nation roots to become a groundbreaking ballerina. As theRead More »
Emmy Noether: Revolutionary Mathematician Who Linked Symmetry and Conservation Laws

Emmy Noether: Revolutionary Mathematician Who Linked Symmetry and Conservation Laws

Emmy Noether: Revolutionary Mathematician Who Linked Symmetry and Conservation Laws. Emmy Noether, a German mathematician born March 23, 1882, in Erlangen, transformed abstract algebra and physics with her theorems on symmetries and invariants. Despite gender discriminationRead More »
Mae Jemison - Trailblazer in Science and The First Woman of Color in Space Banner

Mae Jemison: Trailblazer in Science and First Black Woman in Space

Mae Jemison: Trailblazer in Science and First Black Woman in Space. Mae Jemison, born October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, shattered barriers as the first African American woman in space aboardthe Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.Read More »
Ellen Swallow Richards: Pioneer of Sanitary Science and Home Economics

Ellen Swallow Richards: Pioneer of Sanitary Science and Home Economics

Ellen Swallow Richards: Pioneer of Sanitary Science and Home Economics. Ellen Swallow Richards, an American chemist and educator, broke ground as the first woman admitted to MIT and pioneered fields like sanitary engineering and home economics.Read More »

Women’s Voices Now Named Multi-Year Arts Grant Recipient by the City of West Hollywood

WVN Continues as Multi-Year West Hollywood Arts Grantee for 2026. Women’s Voices Now (WVN) has been selected as a multi-year grantee of the City of West Hollywood’s 2026 Arts Grant Program, supporting our mission to amplifyRead More »
Joan of Arc: The Peasant Girl Who Led France to Victory

Joan of Arc: The Peasant Girl Who Led France to Victory

Joan of Arc: The Peasant Girl Who Led France to Victory. Joan of Arc, born around 1412 in Domrémy, France, emerged from humble origins to become a legendary military leader and saint. Guided by divine visions,Read More »
Rachel Carson: The Voice That Awakened Environmental Consciousness

Rachel Carson: The Voice That Awakened Environmental Consciousness

Rachel Carson: The Voice That Awakened Environmental Consciousness. Rachel Carson, an American marine biologist and writer, transformed public awareness of environmental threats through her eloquent books, most notably Silent Spring (1962), which spurred the modern conservationRead More »
Gitanjali Rao - The Young Inventor Tackling Global Challenges

Gitanjali Rao: The Young Inventor Tackling Global Challenges

Gitanjali Rao: The Young Inventor Tackling Global Challenges. Gitanjali Rao, an Indian-American innovator born November 19, 2005, in Lone Tree, Colorado, has made waves in STEM since her early teens with inventions addressing real-world problems likeRead More »
Rosalind Franklin: Pioneering Crystallographer Behind DNA's Secrets

Rosalind Franklin: Pioneering Crystallographer Behind DNA’s Secrets

Rosalind Franklin: Pioneering Crystallographer Behind DNA's Secrets. Rosalind Franklin's meticulous X-ray work unlocked key insights into life's building blocks, though her contributions were often overshadowed in her time. As a brilliant scientist in mid-20th-century Britain, sheRead More »
Jessica Alba - The Visionary Who Turned Stardom Into Substance 3

Jessica Alba: The Visionary Who Turned Stardom Into Substance

Jessica Alba: The Visionary Who Turned Stardom Into Substance. Jessica Alba has evolved from a Hollywood star to a multifaceted businesswoman and activist, founding a successful eco-brand while continuing to act and speak out on issuesRead More »
Marama Davidson - From Grassroots Activism to Green Party Leadership 2

Marama Davidson: From Grassroots Activism to Green Party Leadership

Marama Davidson: From Grassroots Activism to Green Party Leadership. Marama Davidson stands as a pivotal figure in New Zealand's political landscape, blending Māori heritage with fervent advocacy for social justice, environmental protection, and equity. As co-leaderRead More »
Mary Anning - The Trailblazing Fossil Collector of the Jurassic Coast

Mary Anning: The Fossil Hunter Who Changed Paleontology on the Jurassic Coast.

Mary Anning: The Fossil Hunter Who Changed Paleontology on the Jurassic Coast. Mary Anning's legacy endures as a symbol of scientific tenacity, having unearthed fossils that reshaped early understandings of prehistoric life. Despite her working-class backgroundRead More »
Annie Jump Cannon: The Astronomer Who Mapped the Stars and Shattered Barriers

Annie Jump Cannon: The Astronomer Who Mapped the Stars and Shattered Barriers

Annie Jump Cannon: The Astronomer Who Mapped the Stars and Shattered Barriers. Annie Jump Cannon’s name often sparks curiosity among astronomy enthusiasts. Renowned for classifying hundreds of thousands of stars and creating a system still usedRead More »
June Almeida with her electron microscope at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto in 1963 - First Human Coronavirus

June Almeida: The Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus But Got Little Recognition

June Almeida: The Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus But Got Little Recognition. June Almeida’s name often sparks curiosity. Known for her pioneering electron microscopy techniques and identifying the first human coronavirus, her life storyRead More »
Marie CurieMarie Curie in her Paris laboratory. - Copie

Marie Curie: The Woman Who Discovered Radioactivity But Faced Sexism in Science

Marie Curie: Discovered Radioactivity But Faced Sexism in Science. Marie Curie’s name often sparks curiosity. Known for her pioneering research on radioactivity and winning two Nobel Prizes, her life story is one of extraordinary intellect, resilience,Read More »
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