Story of the Month Archive

Each month we highlight the story of one woman who is making a difference in the world.  We invite you to celebrate these women, learn from and be inspired by their stories. We also invite you to share your story of women leading the way, so that we might in turn share it here.

• May-June 2023: Kristie McLean – USA – What’s Possible When We Say Yes ?
• February 2023: Marjorie (MJ) Johnson – USA – Never Give Up!
• November 2022: Barb Oliver – USA – Constant Innovation: Tiny Transitional Homes for the Homeless
• June 2022: Estelle Herimpitia Antilahy – Madagascar – Leading with Creativity and Courage: Field Schools in Madagascar
• September 2021: Binta Diao – Senegal – The Power of Self-Development of Local Communities
• October 2020: Tracie Jae – USA – Feed the Happy as Part of a Larger Whole
• April 2020: Jennifer LeMarte – USA – Short Stories –”This is a Fertile Time”
• February 2020 and September 2019: Ming-Ming Tung Edelman – USA (Taiwan) – “Leading in a Global Community”
• March 2019: Oluwadamilola (Dami) Olaogbebikan – Nigeria – “Pan-African Women’s Summit”
• September 2018: Ljiljana Čubra and Gordana Sklepić – Croatia – “Leading Where You Are”
• January 2018: Risho Sapano  – USA  (Sudan) – “Leading Across Differences”
• April 2017: Tam Nguyen –  Vietnam – “Ways Women Lead”
• February 2016: Oluwadamilola Apena  (Dami) – Nigeria – “Collaborative Leadership”
• September 2015: Alena Moris –  USA – “We are Engaged in a Revolution”
• April 2015: Frankline Nadembega  – Burkina Faso – “The Power of the Individual – The Power of Connection”
• February 2015: Herimpitia Estelle Antilahy  – Madagascar – ‘They Never Thought I was the Person They Were Looking for”
• July 2014: Rozine –  Madagascar – “A Leader in Social and Economic Change”
• January 2012: Claudine Zongo  –  Burkina Faso – “Elegant Power ~ Beauty in Action”
• September 2011: Elinor Alexander  –  USA – “Women Empower Themselves ~ and One Another”
• July 2011: Mabilia Joj –  Guatemala – “Women Empower Themselves ~ And One Another”
• April 2011: Gail Scott –  USA – “There is Always Room for One More Chair at the Table”
• November 2010: A New Story in the Making – USA – “What is the Role of Women in Global Leadership?”
• October 2010: Betty Kagoro – Uganda – “A Work in Progress”
• September 2010: Jennifer Larson – USA – “What’s a Mom to do?  OR Jennifer’s $75,000.00 Bake Sale”
• August 2010: Juliet Theresita – India,  Tamil Nadu – “Meet Juliet Theresita”