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My Million Dollar Commitment: Serious Change

By Carol J. Andreae ● Uncategorized ● September 25, 2009

On the biggest day of gift giving in the year, Carol J. Andreae talks about her decision to give generously and publicly to women and girls. With more than half of U.S. financial assets under female control, she encourages other women to do the same.

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Women’s Rights Are Her Family Gifts To Pass Along

By Sue Wieland ● Uncategorized ● September 25, 2009

For Sue Wieland, working for women is a family tradition that she drank in from the tea her suffragist grandmother poured from a pot emblazoned with the motto, “Vote for Women.” Fourth in a year-long series on women funding serious change.

After Gaining Financial Savvy, Now She Funds It

By Lindsay Shea ● Politics ● September 25, 2009

Lindsay Shea didn’t know her own wealth for decades. After mastering her own finances she began funding projects for women, some of which offer financial literacy training to others.

She Makes a ‘Gulp Gift’ to Middle School Girls

By Julie Fisher Cummings ● Uncategorized ● September 25, 2009

Julie Fisher Cummings attended a girls’ school that emphasized the importance of public service. Decades later, she’s showing how well she learned the lesson by giving the same school $5 million. Seventh in a series on women funding serious change.

Inequality Fueled Her Dreams of Political Change

By Alice Young ● Uncategorized ● June 17, 2009

Alice Young defied gender and ethnic biases to become a successful lawyer and committed funder of political candidates. Work, wisdom and wealth provide her a path for fixing injustices.

Over Time, She Developed Her Theory of Giving

By Lynne Rosenthal ● Commentary ● August 18, 2008

Lynne Rosenthal’s lifetime commitment to supporting women’s causes deepened as she read Ms. magazine. It helped direct her focus to a rising women’s movement and her ability to give grew over time. Twelfth in a series on women funding serious change.

Journalist Funds a Rewrite of Gender Rules

By Ruth Ann Harnisch ● Commentary ● July 21, 2008

Ruth Ann Harnisch didn’t take “no girls allowed” as an answer. After a journalism career, she decided to flex some muscle and tackle the issues affecting women that confronted her on the job. Eleventh in a series on women funding serious change.