01of 12Oprah Winfrey: Empowering Women for DecadesRuven Afanador“There is not a moment that can’t turn out to be useful later,” this week’s PEOPLE cover star says. “Life is a huge classroom, and when you learn one lesson, you get to move on to the next one."
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Oprah Winfrey: Empowering Women for Decades
Ruven Afanador
“There is not a moment that can’t turn out to be useful later,” this week’s PEOPLE cover star says. “Life is a huge classroom, and when you learn one lesson, you get to move on to the next one."
02of 12Taraji P. Henson: Ending the Stigma of Mental IllnessSophy Holland“My father always told me, ‘If you are blessed, then it’s your job to go out to the world and bless someone else,’ ” says theEmpirestar of launching herBoris Lawrence Henson Foundation.
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Taraji P. Henson: Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness
Sophy Holland
“My father always told me, ‘If you are blessed, then it’s your job to go out to the world and bless someone else,’ ” says theEmpirestar of launching herBoris Lawrence Henson Foundation.
03of 12Evan Rachel Wood: Giving Domestic Violence Survivors Time to HealKayt Jones“Bad things can happen to you,” says Wood, who was inspired to advocate forthe Phoenix Actafter surviving domestic abuse herself, “but you can rise out of the ashes.”
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Evan Rachel Wood: Giving Domestic Violence Survivors Time to Heal
Kayt Jones
“Bad things can happen to you,” says Wood, who was inspired to advocate forthe Phoenix Actafter surviving domestic abuse herself, “but you can rise out of the ashes.”
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Sen. Kamala Harris: Changing the Political Conversation
“Every position I went for, people said, ‘It’s not your time.’ That’s where I derive eternal optimism: the ability of the American people to see what can be, even if they’ve never seen it before,” she says.
05of 12Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Changing the Political ConversationMark Makela/Getty“For a long time women have been shut out of the process, devalued, told to be quiet,” she says. “We’re not doing that anymore.”
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Changing the Political Conversation
Mark Makela/Getty
“For a long time women have been shut out of the process, devalued, told to be quiet,” she says. “We’re not doing that anymore.”
06of 12Sen. Amy Klobuchar: Changing the Political ConversationAmy Klobuchar in Iowa in September 2019.Scott Olson/GettyRunning for office, says the Minnesota senator, “is about getting something done. I want to keep doing that.”
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar: Changing the Political Conversation
Amy Klobuchar in Iowa in September 2019.Scott Olson/Getty
Running for office, says the Minnesota senator, “is about getting something done. I want to keep doing that.”
07of 12Reporter Julie K. Brown, Videographer Emily Michot & The Epstein Accusers: Taking Down a Sexual PredatorGillian Laub“I want women to know it doesn’t matter if a perpetrator is a big, grand, important rich person or somebody that’s living with you. Stand up for yourself no matter how hard it is," says accuser Michelle Licata.
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Reporter Julie K. Brown, Videographer Emily Michot & The Epstein Accusers: Taking Down a Sexual Predator
Gillian Laub
“I want women to know it doesn’t matter if a perpetrator is a big, grand, important rich person or somebody that’s living with you. Stand up for yourself no matter how hard it is," says accuser Michelle Licata.
08of 12Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe & Carli Lloyd: Championing for Equal PayThe 2019 U.S. Women’s National Team.VI Images/Getty“We want little girls to know their worth and dream bigger," Rapinoe on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s fight for equal pay.
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Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe & Carli Lloyd: Championing for Equal Pay
The 2019 U.S. Women’s National Team.VI Images/Getty
“We want little girls to know their worth and dream bigger," Rapinoe on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s fight for equal pay.
09of 12Nelba Marquez-Greene: Supporting Survivors of Trauma and Gun ViolenceCeleste Sloman“I am still carrying the same weight as when I found out Ana was dead,” says Marquez-Greene, who founded theAna Grace Projectafter her daughter Ana Grace was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. “What changes is your adjustment to that weight and the number of people in your life who are helping you bear the burden … We all have a responsibility to be part of that.”
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Nelba Marquez-Greene: Supporting Survivors of Trauma and Gun Violence
Celeste Sloman
“I am still carrying the same weight as when I found out Ana was dead,” says Marquez-Greene, who founded theAna Grace Projectafter her daughter Ana Grace was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. “What changes is your adjustment to that weight and the number of people in your life who are helping you bear the burden … We all have a responsibility to be part of that.”
10of 12Zoë Saldana: Shining a Light on Migrant FamiliesLauren Dukoff“These migrants are teachers, engineers, nurses,” says Saldana, who visited the U.S.-Mexico border with nonprofitThis Is About Humanityearlier in the year. “You sit down with 12-year-olds who left with their 8-year-old siblings, running away from sexual or domestic abuse. We have to understand the human side of all of this.”
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Zoë Saldana: Shining a Light on Migrant Families
Lauren Dukoff
“These migrants are teachers, engineers, nurses,” says Saldana, who visited the U.S.-Mexico border with nonprofitThis Is About Humanityearlier in the year. “You sit down with 12-year-olds who left with their 8-year-old siblings, running away from sexual or domestic abuse. We have to understand the human side of all of this.”
11of 12Great Thunberg: Fighting for the PlanetGreta Thunberg.Drew Angerer/Getty“People are unaware how big this crisis is,” the teen activist says of the state of the planet. Still, she adds, “we are not doomed unless we choose to be. My hope is that we can fix this crisis in time.”
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Great Thunberg: Fighting for the Planet
Greta Thunberg.Drew Angerer/Getty
“People are unaware how big this crisis is,” the teen activist says of the state of the planet. Still, she adds, “we are not doomed unless we choose to be. My hope is that we can fix this crisis in time.”
12of 12Brie Larson: Setting a New Standard in HollywoodRamona Rosales"It’s about being open to asking the tough questions, having the courage to implement changes and putting your privilege on the line," says theCaptain Marvelstar, who’s been speaking up about injustices and lack of diversity in the film industry.
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Brie Larson: Setting a New Standard in Hollywood
Ramona Rosales
“It’s about being open to asking the tough questions, having the courage to implement changes and putting your privilege on the line,” says theCaptain Marvelstar, who’s been speaking up about injustices and lack of diversity in the film industry.
source: people.com
