“Harriet walked to freedom. So I’m feeling like right now I’m not especially free and I thought to myself the best way to start to feel good again is I must walk in the steps Harriet walked. She’s helping me to heal and helping me to understand what’s really going on here. The only way I can deal with this is to free my mind. Freedom is certainly a word, we know what it means. But it’s also symbolic of releasing the tension, the pain, the fear that I’m feeling because of this political climate and it’s helped me tremendously.”

From Eleanor Bumpers to Alberta Spruill to Breonna Taylor, many African American women were either killed by police or died in police custody. While the rate of death for black women is much lower than black men who die by police brutality, it has been amplified recently by the case of Taylor, whose case is now under investigation by the FBI.

Trudy Hardy was named VP of BMW Motorrad of the Americas in July 2019.

“You can't just walk away from it,” Bloomberg said. “They're legal agreements, and for all I know the other side wouldn't want to get out of it.”

The ride-share and tech industry giant will establish a fund of $4.4 million to compensate anyone who the EEOC determines experienced sexual harassment, retaliation or both after Jan. 1, 2014.

Over the years a number of women have alleged in legal filings that Bloomberg’s use of lewd comments around co-workers fostered a frat-like culture at the company he founded and still owns. Quotes attributed to him in court filings include, "I’d like to do that piece of meat," and "I would DO you in a second."

Horton, the only female fire department helicopter pilot in California, knows she plays a vital role fighting the wildfires. “This is a dangerous job,” she says. “You are putting your life at risk to save and help people.”

A new residency program started five years ago and provides intensive training for experienced female conductors who apply and are selected as well as contacts to key people in the opera industry. The program culminates in a concert attended by members of the public as well as officials, agents and managers.

Dementia affects more than 400,000 people in Australia. Inspired by the powerful effects of music in nursing homes, Lorna Prendergast undertook a Master of Ageing degree at the University of Melbourne. She graduated in July at the age of 90.

The 84-year-old Vietnam War nurse veteran challenged a TSA officer to 10 pushups before an Honor Flight took off. Not only did DeSanti hold her own against the officer, she did it with a full leg brace.

"So I and we are here to say to survivors, you are not to blame, you are not worthless, you are not less than. You are not dirty or damaged goods. You are not without recourse or support credibility. You are not without hope!".

A group of nearly 100 women has been covering the streets of Paris at night with the names of those victims. This week, more than 250 collages have already been plastered on Parisian walls with shocking messages in big, black letters describing the killings and naming the victims. The goal? Bringing awareness to the extreme violence that these women faced and push for political action in France.