My greatest strength
is feeling confident
enough to know I can
always bet on myself.
When I set my mind
to something, I never
stop working until I
accomplish it and feel
like I’ve reached my full
potential. Additionally,
throughout my career I
have always made sure
I surround myself with
people who tell the
truth, who state their
opinions, and who have
my best interests
at heart.Grit and perseverance
to persist through what
at times seemed like
insurmountable gender
discrimination, in an effort
to show young women
they can succeed in a
male-dominated field.YOSEMITE NATIONAL
PARK’S FIRST FEMALE
FIRE CHIEF AND
A WOMEN OF IMPACT
MEMBER,* SHE
DECRIED GENDER BIAS
IN THE PARK SERVICE.
SHE FUELED THE U.S.
TEAM’S 2019 WORLD
CUP WIN WITH FIVE
GOALS IN ONE MATCH.
KELLY
MARTIN
ALEX
MORGAN
‘I’M NOT
GOING
TO FOLD.’
Nancy Pelosi, a Democratic congresswoman from
California, is two-time speaker of the
U.S. House of Representatives and the first woman
elected to that leadership post.
“Sometimes people say ‘tough,’ and I’m thinking,
No, tough’s wrong. I think I’m strong; I have strength.
The strength sprang from my purpose, my knowl-
edge, my strategic thinking—and that gives me a
sense of security. So that’s what I think some people
recognize: that I’m not going to fold from weakness.
I may concede on the strength of your argument,
but I’m not folding from weakness.”Î
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