Other women who were
interviewed...
Jan Turner
jtsetter@willmar.com
She was a music teacher at a Christian school
in Willmar in 1989. While playing the trumpet
in church, Jan began experiencing flu-like
symptoms. Soon the pain moved throughout
her body and she went to the emergency
room, then airlifted to Abbott Northwestern
Hospital in Minneapolis and put on life support
as her organs shut down. Her family was told
she wouldn't survive and she remained in a
coma for a week.
Due to poor blood circulation her arms and legs
had to be amputated. "But I never thought of
giving up. I just had to learn how to do things
differently."
She is a motivational speaker and tells people
she's not "disabled," but "differently abled."
Besides speaking to helping students
understand every day is a gift, Jan also is a
resource for soldiers returning from Iraq with
no arms or legs.
Francine Ward, JD
Esteemable Acts
Link to her products
At 14, she was a heroin addict and alcoholic;
today she's 26 years clean and sober.
The author of Esteemable Acts: 10 Actions
for Building Real Self-Esteem and 52
Weeks of Esteemable Acts: A Guide to
Right Living, hers is a story of which movies
are made., Francine has been featured in the
Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Black
Enterprise and Heart & Soul. She’s also
appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show, Good
Day New York, Good Day Atlanta and more.
Dr. Scout Cloud Lee
Survivor Varantu
The Magical Child Foundation
She recently starred as a Castaway on CBS's #
1 reality show, Survivor Vanuatu. Her
performance modeled integrity, grit and
outstanding interpersonal skills. She lived up to
her reputation as an incredible "tracker" and
"promoter" of human excellence. Application
of her tested and proven formula for "living
your dreams" resulted in her being selected
from a field of 250,000 applicants for the show.
Fatima Sadiqi
Morocco
Visiting Professor of Women's Studies
and Islamic Religious Studies at Harvard
University
Fatima is the first woman in her family's history
to attend school. She is now president of the
Centre for Studies and Research on Women,
director of the graduate unit "Gender
Studies," and Professor of Linguistics and
Gender Studies in the Department of English
at Fes University.
She recently appeared on CNN to speak about
the rights of Morrocan women received from a
new law passed in 2004. Click on the link to
see:
http://edition.cnn.
com/video/#/video/international/2009/0
6/30/i.africa.womens.rights.bk.c.cnn
Judge Zakia Hakki
Member of the Iraqi Parliament
She was born in Baghdad, one of nine
children. All the others have become medical
doctors, but in 1959, Zakia Hakki became the
first female judge in the Middle East.
She has spent her entire life resisting all police
states. Her husband was killed by Saddem
Huessin because of her activism as a warning
to her. But that did not stop her. Even a
failed assassination attempt against her life
would not stop her fighting for justice for
women and children in Iraq.
Tracey Moore
Triatholon Athlete
Contact Tracey
Tracey Moore, 46, became an amputee after a
failed suicide attempt. She now competes to
inspire others.
Most of the details of that day are fuzzy, but
there is one image Tracey Moore has
permanently ingrained in her memory. The
date was Feb. 26, 2000. The emergency room
physician at Long Beach Memorial Hospital
dangled a leg by its big toe in front of her face.
It was her leg.
interviewed...
Jan Turner
jtsetter@willmar.com
She was a music teacher at a Christian school
in Willmar in 1989. While playing the trumpet
in church, Jan began experiencing flu-like
symptoms. Soon the pain moved throughout
her body and she went to the emergency
room, then airlifted to Abbott Northwestern
Hospital in Minneapolis and put on life support
as her organs shut down. Her family was told
she wouldn't survive and she remained in a
coma for a week.
Due to poor blood circulation her arms and legs
had to be amputated. "But I never thought of
giving up. I just had to learn how to do things
differently."
She is a motivational speaker and tells people
she's not "disabled," but "differently abled."
Besides speaking to helping students
understand every day is a gift, Jan also is a
resource for soldiers returning from Iraq with
no arms or legs.
Francine Ward, JD
Esteemable Acts
Link to her products
At 14, she was a heroin addict and alcoholic;
today she's 26 years clean and sober.
The author of Esteemable Acts: 10 Actions
for Building Real Self-Esteem and 52
Weeks of Esteemable Acts: A Guide to
Right Living, hers is a story of which movies
are made., Francine has been featured in the
Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Black
Enterprise and Heart & Soul. She’s also
appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show, Good
Day New York, Good Day Atlanta and more.
Dr. Scout Cloud Lee
Survivor Varantu
The Magical Child Foundation
She recently starred as a Castaway on CBS's #
1 reality show, Survivor Vanuatu. Her
performance modeled integrity, grit and
outstanding interpersonal skills. She lived up to
her reputation as an incredible "tracker" and
"promoter" of human excellence. Application
of her tested and proven formula for "living
your dreams" resulted in her being selected
from a field of 250,000 applicants for the show.
Fatima Sadiqi
Morocco
Visiting Professor of Women's Studies
and Islamic Religious Studies at Harvard
University
Fatima is the first woman in her family's history
to attend school. She is now president of the
Centre for Studies and Research on Women,
director of the graduate unit "Gender
Studies," and Professor of Linguistics and
Gender Studies in the Department of English
at Fes University.
She recently appeared on CNN to speak about
the rights of Morrocan women received from a
new law passed in 2004. Click on the link to
see:
http://edition.cnn.
com/video/#/video/international/2009/0
6/30/i.africa.womens.rights.bk.c.cnn
Judge Zakia Hakki
Member of the Iraqi Parliament
She was born in Baghdad, one of nine
children. All the others have become medical
doctors, but in 1959, Zakia Hakki became the
first female judge in the Middle East.
She has spent her entire life resisting all police
states. Her husband was killed by Saddem
Huessin because of her activism as a warning
to her. But that did not stop her. Even a
failed assassination attempt against her life
would not stop her fighting for justice for
women and children in Iraq.
Tracey Moore
Triatholon Athlete
Contact Tracey
Tracey Moore, 46, became an amputee after a
failed suicide attempt. She now competes to
inspire others.
Most of the details of that day are fuzzy, but
there is one image Tracey Moore has
permanently ingrained in her memory. The
date was Feb. 26, 2000. The emergency room
physician at Long Beach Memorial Hospital
dangled a leg by its big toe in front of her face.
It was her leg.
Catie Norris
Energy Essentials
www.energyessentials.com
My passion for Bio Magnetics came as a gift of life
because of the Lyme Disease which almost took
my son's & my life last year (Refer to L.A. Times
April 30, 1997 article). My son's phenomenal
recovery as well as my own was enough to let me
know that there was something profoundly special
about this "essential" magnetic field. My fascination
with this miraculous energy led me to the top
Scientists & Doctors who's studies have given
hope to many ill people, and with the application
of magnetics, it has given "renewed life" in many
instances.
Leda Sanford
www.ledasanford.com
Link to her latest book,
Look For the Moon in the Morning
When Leda Sanford became the first woman
publisher of a major American magazine, she was
only the first of many liberated women who would
follow her into the higher ranks of magazine
publishing. It was the age of reincarnation for
American women who were beginning to combine
home and career in the seventies. As publisher of
American Home magazine she redirected the
publication, focusing on simple solutions for the
more demanding lifestyles of the new woman.
During her three years as President, Publisher and
Editor-in-Chief she traveled extensively delivering
dozens of speeches on the “emerging woman”
who was redefining American life.
Her passion for this concept became a lifelong
mission to encourage women in the quest for
empowerment.
Kathryn White, Founder
International Foundation Research and
Education (iFred)
iFred) is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to
researching causes of depression, to support those
dealing with depression, and to combat the stigma
associated with depression.
Kathryn is a depression survivor, has an
undergraduate degree in Psychology and has
successfully launched companies and brands. She is
helping create the positive brand and image for
iFred and the business.
Dr. Adele Scheele
Purchase her books
Dr. Scheele, an internationally recognized career
coach, is the author of Skills for Success for Men
and Women and Jumpstart Your Career in College.
She appears frequently on television such as NBC’s
Today Show and has hosted KABC’s Talk Radio.
Her column appeared in Working Woman Magazine
and she has been featured in Newsweek, The
Wall Street Journal, The Lost Angeles Times and
Money Magazine.
Marian Fontana
Purchase her book: A Widow's Walk
Marian has been a writer and performer for 20
years. Her articles have appeared in The New
Yorker, Vanity Fair, Elle, Parenting and Martha
Stewart magazine. A Widow's Walk was on the
New York Times best selling memoir list and was
chosen as the Top Ten Great Reads of 2005 by
People magazine and the Washington Post’s Book
Raves of 2005.
After losing her husband on 9/11, Marian became
a political activist founding the 9/11 Families
Association, an advocate for firefighters and 9/11
victims' families. Her work has been chronicled in
The New York Times, The Daily News, New York
Post, Washington Post and the LA Times. She has
appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Dateline NBC, Larry
King and Charlie Rose.
Peggy O'Neill
www.yopeggy.com
Peggy helps people HEIGHTEN their courage to
overcome challenges, their confidence to be who
they truly are, their kindness to foster harmony
and peace, and their connection to experience
the joy of unity.
A dynamic professional speaker, author, life coach
and advocate for positive living, Peggy is also a
certified psychotherapist. By the way, she just
happens to be a little person standing tall at 3’8.”
Raven Blair Davis
"Raven, The Talk Show Maven"
www.ravenblairdavis.com
www.WomenPower-Radio.com
www.MentoringFrom-MLMDivas.com
www.CareersFromTheKitchenTable.com
Raven, a victim of domestic violence, overcame
low self esteem and a victim mentality. She now
inspires women by telling them "YES, you can fulfill
your dream," just as she fulfilled hers, twenty
years in the making, of having a talk show on April
23, 2006. She is known as “The Telephone Diva”
and believes you can do any job or create business
over the phone, once you learn and master the
art of tele-connecting.
Energy Essentials
www.energyessentials.com
My passion for Bio Magnetics came as a gift of life
because of the Lyme Disease which almost took
my son's & my life last year (Refer to L.A. Times
April 30, 1997 article). My son's phenomenal
recovery as well as my own was enough to let me
know that there was something profoundly special
about this "essential" magnetic field. My fascination
with this miraculous energy led me to the top
Scientists & Doctors who's studies have given
hope to many ill people, and with the application
of magnetics, it has given "renewed life" in many
instances.
Leda Sanford
www.ledasanford.com
Link to her latest book,
Look For the Moon in the Morning
When Leda Sanford became the first woman
publisher of a major American magazine, she was
only the first of many liberated women who would
follow her into the higher ranks of magazine
publishing. It was the age of reincarnation for
American women who were beginning to combine
home and career in the seventies. As publisher of
American Home magazine she redirected the
publication, focusing on simple solutions for the
more demanding lifestyles of the new woman.
During her three years as President, Publisher and
Editor-in-Chief she traveled extensively delivering
dozens of speeches on the “emerging woman”
who was redefining American life.
Her passion for this concept became a lifelong
mission to encourage women in the quest for
empowerment.
Kathryn White, Founder
International Foundation Research and
Education (iFred)
iFred) is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to
researching causes of depression, to support those
dealing with depression, and to combat the stigma
associated with depression.
Kathryn is a depression survivor, has an
undergraduate degree in Psychology and has
successfully launched companies and brands. She is
helping create the positive brand and image for
iFred and the business.
Dr. Adele Scheele
Purchase her books
Dr. Scheele, an internationally recognized career
coach, is the author of Skills for Success for Men
and Women and Jumpstart Your Career in College.
She appears frequently on television such as NBC’s
Today Show and has hosted KABC’s Talk Radio.
Her column appeared in Working Woman Magazine
and she has been featured in Newsweek, The
Wall Street Journal, The Lost Angeles Times and
Money Magazine.
Marian Fontana
Purchase her book: A Widow's Walk
Marian has been a writer and performer for 20
years. Her articles have appeared in The New
Yorker, Vanity Fair, Elle, Parenting and Martha
Stewart magazine. A Widow's Walk was on the
New York Times best selling memoir list and was
chosen as the Top Ten Great Reads of 2005 by
People magazine and the Washington Post’s Book
Raves of 2005.
After losing her husband on 9/11, Marian became
a political activist founding the 9/11 Families
Association, an advocate for firefighters and 9/11
victims' families. Her work has been chronicled in
The New York Times, The Daily News, New York
Post, Washington Post and the LA Times. She has
appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Dateline NBC, Larry
King and Charlie Rose.
Peggy O'Neill
www.yopeggy.com
Peggy helps people HEIGHTEN their courage to
overcome challenges, their confidence to be who
they truly are, their kindness to foster harmony
and peace, and their connection to experience
the joy of unity.
A dynamic professional speaker, author, life coach
and advocate for positive living, Peggy is also a
certified psychotherapist. By the way, she just
happens to be a little person standing tall at 3’8.”
Raven Blair Davis
"Raven, The Talk Show Maven"
www.ravenblairdavis.com
www.WomenPower-Radio.com
www.MentoringFrom-MLMDivas.com
www.CareersFromTheKitchenTable.com
Raven, a victim of domestic violence, overcame
low self esteem and a victim mentality. She now
inspires women by telling them "YES, you can fulfill
your dream," just as she fulfilled hers, twenty
years in the making, of having a talk show on April
23, 2006. She is known as “The Telephone Diva”
and believes you can do any job or create business
over the phone, once you learn and master the
art of tele-connecting.
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