Time magazine will showcase 46 extraordinary groundbreaking women in its September 18th issue and online in an ongoing multimedia project. The sensational women include the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Selena Gomez and Aretha Franklin.
The women featured range in ages from 16 all the way to 87-years-old and all of them have been instrumental in shaping the world we live in today.
Nancy Gibbs, Time’s first ever female Managing Editor, explains:
“Our goal with this extraordinary project— which encompasses a magazine, the multimedia project at and a book coming out September 19—is for every woman and girl to find someone who moves her, to find someone whose presence in the highest reaches of success says to her that it is safe to climb, come on up, the view is spectacular.”
“They were candid about their challenges, aware of their responsibilities, eager to tell the stories that will surprise and inspire. We hope everyone, at every life stage, will encounter an insight here that will open a door to new ambitions.”
Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American Muslim person to become a legislator
“As former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright always says, ‘There is a special place in hell for women who do not help each other'”, Nancy continues.
“But the reverse is also true and more uplifting: there is a special place in heaven for women who shine the light and share it with others.”
The Time team has also been pushing the Hashtag on social media: #SheDiditFirst which is being met with much delight.
The Time team showcased each of the amazing covers online
Full list of the 46 women featured in Time Magazine’s first campaign
Madeleine Albright
Mary Barra
Patricia Bath
Elizabeth Blackburn
Ursula Burns
Candis Cayne
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Eileen Collins
Kellyanne Conway
Mo’ne Davis
Ellen DeGeneres
Gabby Douglas
Rita Dove
Ann Dunwoody
Ava DuVernay
Sylvia Earle
Aretha Franklin
Melinda Gates
Selena Gomez
Nikki Haley
Carla Hayden
Mazie Hirono
Mae Jemison
Maya Lin
Loretta Lynch
Rachel Maddow
Rita Moreno
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Ilhan Omar
Danica Patrick
Nancy Pelosi
Michelle Phan
Issa Rae
Shonda Rhimes
Lori Robinson
Sheryl Sandberg
Katharine Jefferts Schori
Cindy Sherman
Kathryn Smith
Kathryn Sullivan
Barbara Walters
Alice Waters
Geisha Williams
Serena Williams
Oprah Winfrey
Janet Yellen
