20th and 21st Century Renaissance Women
Eleanor Roosevelt was not only a remarkable First Lady and diplomat, but, besides many more accomplishments, was the first presidential spouse to hold press conferences, write a syndicated newspaper column and speak at a national convention?
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Hedy Lamaar was not only an accomplished and beautiful actress but was mathmatically gifted and helped to develop a frequency-hopping invention devised to prevent enemies from detecting American radio-controlled torpedos?
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Maya Angelou was not only a world renowned poet, playwright, memorist and essayist, she had also once been a night club dancer, foreign correspondent, and Civil Rights activist?
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And Did You Know That
Condoleezza Rice, along with being the first African American woman to be Secretary of State, as well as Security Advisor, is also a concert-level pianist and a masters level golfer? (She is one of the first two female members admitted to Augusta National Golf Club, the home of the Masters tournament.
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Hillary Clinton, along with being our current Secretary of State and the first woman to win a presidential primary, was named one of the 100 most Influential Lawyers in 1988 and 1990, won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album and hosted "Saturday Night Live?"
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Arianna Huffington, besides being a well-known political pundit and media magnate has published numerous books including biographies of Maria Callas and Pablo Picasso, has been nominated for an Emmy for the show Politically Incorrect, and voices a character on the animated series, The Cleveland Show?
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Oprah: The Quintessential RenWoman
Oprah Winfrey is a stunning example of a modern Renaissance Woman. From her humble and troubled childhood she worked tirelessly to build herself into a succesful TV talk show host, popular worldwide, while also pursuing careers in acting, producing, entrepreneurship, philanthropy and media ownership. In fact, there seems to be no limit to her past and continuing accomplishments. She is an inspiration to all who want to follow their many dreams and bring each to full fruition! We should all acheive half of what Oprah Winfrey has!
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