Vija Celmins
Celmins has built her reputation largely on a series of exquisitely intricate and hypnotic copies – painted, drawn or sculpted – of oceans, deserts, rocks, spider webs, views of the night sky, warplanes, and everyday household objects.
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Dr Emily Wilson
The first female scholar to translate Homer’s Odyssey into English in 2017.
Dr Margaret W Rossiter
Historian of women in science
Wendy Red Star
Wendy Red Star is an Apsáalooke (Crow) artist who through her work explores themes of Native history, resistance, and cultural heritage.
Susan Sontag
American writer and critic
Margaret Geller
American astrophysicist
Dr Danielle Allen
Dr. Danielle Allen emerged from humble beginnings to become a leading voice in academia and activism
Jeanne Gang
In 2011, the New York Times praised the newly minted MacArthur Fellow’s “habit of coaxing lyricism out of rigor in many of her designs.” Based in Chicago, her firm Studio Gang has helped reshape the city with projects such as the 82-story, ripple-skinned Aqua Tower, a nature boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo, and a pair of boathouses along the Chicago River.
Julie Taymor
Stage and screen director
Lateefah Simon
US Representative from California