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Deborah VanTrece
Deborah VanTrece has always been the underdog. The longtime flight attendant started culinary school in the wake of a workers’ strike that left her feeling vulnerable. She was one of the few Art Institute...
Women Making a Mark: Ilham Askia
Roughly 80 percent of Americans charged with a crime cannot afford a lawyer and put their fate in the hands of a public defender. These court-appointed advocates typically face staggering caseloads and an entrenched culture of expediency.
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Brig. Gen. Diana Holland
After deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq, Brig. Gen. Diana Holland had seen plenty of combat zones. Then came the hurricane. As the Atlanta-based commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division,...
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Diane Capriola
For Diane Capriola, books are more than a business; they are a way to save the world. The former child psychologist opened Little Shop of Stories in Decatur eleven years ago to share her...
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Susan Booth
When asked what makes a play successful, Alliance Theater Artistic Director Susan Booth doesn't start in on box-office sales or positive reviews. Instead, she simply points to her heart, then to her head.A graduate...
Women Making a Mark: Marquetta Bryan
Marquetta Bryan didn’t hesitate to say “yes” when she was asked
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Women Making a Mark: Anita Johnson
When Anita Johnson was eight years old, she scrawled her signature inside
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Women Making a Mark: Tameeka Law Walker
Tameeka Law Walker didn’t always dream of being a doctor, but she knew she wanted to serve others.
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Cynthia Canteen-Harbor
Considering the odds, Cynthia Canteen-Harbor should not be a senior technical program manager completing enormous data projects for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For one thing, she’s a woman in a male-dominated...
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