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Beatrice Vio

Italian Paralympic fencing champion and activist

Sheila Cussons

South African writer and painter

Sandra Gail Lambert

Though Sandra Gail Lambert didn’t start writing seriously until her late 30s—publishing her first novel at 62—there are advantages to being a “late bloomer.”

Kirstie Ennis

Former US Marine, who is an amputee, snowboarder, mountaineer and activist

Anne Brunell

Australian gold medal winning swimmer, and Vice President of the Amputees Association.

As one of the first female veterans elected to the Senate, Senator Ladda Tammy Duckworth has been a tireless advocate for veterans and new mothers. A Purple Heart recipient, Senator Duckworth has never let her use of a wheelchair slow her down.