Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is a woman who has broken through a political barrier by serving as the first female speaker of the House of Representatives. She attended an all-women’s college, Trinity College (renamed Trinity Washington University), in Washington, D.C. In the early 60s she married Paul Pelosi and later moved to California. The Pelosis moved [...]
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Madam Speaker of the House
Posted in Voter Education, Women's History Month, tagged education, enviroment, healthcare, Madam Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, Trinity College, women's history on March 25, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Update on Jane Chen and Embrace
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Embrace Global, Fellowships, Following the Fellows, Grants & Awards, healthcare, incubator, Selected Professions Fellow on September 19, 2008, | 2 Comments »
On August 29, we posted a profile of Jane Chen, a 2007–08 Selected Professions Fellow. Just this past week we received an e-mail from Jane with exciting news about her start-up nonprofit, Embrace, which will offer low-cost incubators to hospitals and NGOs in India. Jane and her team of Stanford, Harvard, and Kellogg engineers, MBAs, [...]
Uncovered
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, tagged 2008 election, family planning, health, Health and Human Services, health insurance, healthcare, reproductive health on September 10, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Art used in messaging is nothing new, but we’re used to seeing what I call “elevator art” — backgrounds in TV commercials, graphics in magazine ads — even the web has more than its share. So when I saw this on the news the other day, it caught my attention, especially amid the noise of [...]
Meet Jane Chen: Co-Creator of Low-Cost Infant Incubators
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Embrace Global, Fellowships, Following the Fellows, healthcare, incubator, infant mortality, Jane Chen, Selected Professions Fellow, underdeveloped countries on August 29, 2008, | 1 Comment »
Jane Chen’s words of advice to women reading this “Following the Fellows” series are, “Follow your passions, and dare to dream to change the world.” This advice might sound hollow coming from some, but from Jane Chen, 2007–08 Selected Professions Fellow, it rings true. Jane graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Pomona College, [...]
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