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Influential Women

Gandhi once said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Whether these influential women are familiar with the saying or not, they've taken the words to heart.
Elizabeth Blackburn - Nobel Price Winner, Scientist, and Mother
A look at Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, a Nobel prize winner who is as dedicated to her work as a scientist and researcher as her role as a mother.
Elizabeth Blackburn Bio - Profile of the Nobel Prize Winner Elizabeth…
A short bio and profile of Elizabeth Blackburn, the 2009 Nobel prize winner in medicine.
Lee, Ling and North Korea - Female Journalists' Ordeal in North Korea
While working on a story for Al Gore's Current TV on women and trafficking, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling reportedly crossed into North Korea from China and were captured by soldiers in March 2009. Accused of 'suspected hostile acts' and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, the two women's futures looked grim, until former president Bill Clinton intervened on their behalf.
Women's Issues Non-Fiction Books
The problem with locating worthwhile women's issues non-fiction books is that titles are scattered throughout dozens of subject areas. Covering a wide range of topics from contemporary concerns to historical accounts of women's lives, the following recommended books are all worthwhile reads.
Book Review: "The Girls in the Van"
AP reporter Beth Harpaz's account of the two years she followed Hillary Clinton's run for the Senate.

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