Tag: Women Making a Mark 2017
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Jamie Green-Fergerson
As a child, Jamie Green-Fergerson didn’t realize it was possible to be gay and also be happy. “I received a lot of messaging growing up saying you can’t be queer, you can’t be a...
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Kiran Ebrahim
Atlantans have access to hundreds of apps that let them check the weather, keep up with friends, or simply order dinner. Kiran Ebrahim wondered why local abuse victims didn’t have an app to connect...
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Barbara Rothbaum
In Barbara Rothbaum’s office, military veterans relive the worst moments of their lives. They strap on virtual reality headsets and watch fellow soldiers die from roadside bombs in Iraq or get gunned down in...
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Ayanna Howard
As a young girl, Ayanna Howard loved The Bionic Woman, the 1970s television show about an athlete who gains superhuman powers with the help of artificial limbs. Sure, it was science fiction—but to her,...
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Nancy Rafuse
One of the top employment lawyers in the state, Nancy Rafuse’s rise to prominence in the legal field was far from likely. There were no attorneys in her family leading the way, and as...
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Monica Modi Khant
Monica Modi Khant’s father was eighteen years old when he came to America from India. Alone and penniless, he managed to earn an advanced degree and achieve a career as a civil engineer. “I...
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Cynthia Frisina
Cynthia Frisina often thinks back to what experts told her when her second daughter, Cathryn, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy just before her first birthday in 2002. She wouldn’t walk, they said, and she...
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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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Fredricka Whitfield
Some people crave routine; not Fredricka Whitfield. The anchor of CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield, which ranks No. 1 among the coveted 25–54 demographic, says she prefers being on her toes. “It’s the thing...
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Camille Russell Love
When former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell approached Camille Russell Love in 1998 about directing Atlanta's cultural programming, she turned him down. She told him she was happy as the owner of her eponymous Buckhead...