Women and Adversity
Laurie Adams
WfWI, CEO
A Forbes 50 Over 50
Most of the women named in Forbes "50 Over 50 2024" list are not known to the average reader. I never heard of Laurie Adams or Women for Women International (WfWI). It’s possible that their fundraisers—if they have any—aren’t broadcast on television but focus on those who already contribute to the cause.
Laurie Adams is the CEO of this humanitarian nonprofit organization. It supports women worldwide who are affected ...
WELCOME TO WOMEN AND ADVERSITY .
I began writing this blog in 2014 and have never failed to find women who have overcome obstacles and, as a result, have influenced other women to overcome their o ...
Women and Adversity:
Margaret E. Knight
‘Woman Edison’
Inventor of Machines
My second December repeat post is of Margaret “Mattie” Eloise Knight. She is quoted as saying, “I’m onl ...
