47 - Vermont, Jody Williams
Jody Williams is one of the few woman that have achieved a Nobel Prize. She has fought for justice and human rights in every aspect of her career. Her strength continues in every endeavor she takes on.
Vermont ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on February 8, 1921.
Ms. Williams advocated for three main issues winning a Nobel Prize in 1997 for her work banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines. Her training was extensive, earning a Master of International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and Masters teaching Spanish and English as a Second Language from the SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont.
Starting in 1992, she founded the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and served as Chief Strategist and spokesperson to collaborate with over 90 countries and 1,300 non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Ottawa Treaty that banned land mines is directly attributed to ICBL, leading to her Nobel Prize award three weeks later. She was the tenth woman, third American, to receive the Nobel Prize.
She is the chair of the Nobel Women’s Initiative established in 2006, bring women Peace Laureates to promote work of women in justice and equality. She continues to contribute to human rights and global security, earning honorary degrees and many more recognitions including Time 100 most power women and twice “Woman of the Year”.
She not only continues her career of professor, but she educates people and writes continuously to continue the growth and strength of women in science, politics, and human rights.
Why this woman?
I was drawn to Jody Williams’s story seeing her involvement with global security. Understanding more and more about the effects and issues of security, it is so important to strategize the full impact of decisions by organizations or people.
Jody had personality traits that elevated her to the leadership she shared with NGOs. She thinks through strategy and can organize the most complex and intensive issues and groups to reach consensus. There is research I have read before (can’t be cited, but always been in my mind) about the value of women in these roles. When issue are high intensity and require organization of many groups and people, women remain more calm and factor all sides very well.
She stood up for some of the most significant issues of our times. She refused to sit by and wait for answers. She enacted. And she collaborated. These issues take the organization of many to stand up, and she brought the people and NGOs together for success.
She is an inspiration to me for taking her best skills and enabling people from all areas. She is a project manager to the maximum! Some of my strengths, though no where near as sophisticated, are similar. I like to bring groups together. I am pleased when I see complicated people or groups that tend to struggle working together succeed.
Vermont ratified the Nineteenth Amendment on February 8, 1921.
Ms. Williams advocated for three main issues winning a Nobel Prize in 1997 for her work banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines. Her training was extensive, earning a Master of International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and Masters teaching Spanish and English as a Second Language from the SIT Graduate Institute in Vermont.
Starting in 1992, she founded the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and served as Chief Strategist and spokesperson to collaborate with over 90 countries and 1,300 non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Ottawa Treaty that banned land mines is directly attributed to ICBL, leading to her Nobel Prize award three weeks later. She was the tenth woman, third American, to receive the Nobel Prize.
She is the chair of the Nobel Women’s Initiative established in 2006, bring women Peace Laureates to promote work of women in justice and equality. She continues to contribute to human rights and global security, earning honorary degrees and many more recognitions including Time 100 most power women and twice “Woman of the Year”.
She not only continues her career of professor, but she educates people and writes continuously to continue the growth and strength of women in science, politics, and human rights.
Why this woman?
I was drawn to Jody Williams’s story seeing her involvement with global security. Understanding more and more about the effects and issues of security, it is so important to strategize the full impact of decisions by organizations or people.
Jody had personality traits that elevated her to the leadership she shared with NGOs. She thinks through strategy and can organize the most complex and intensive issues and groups to reach consensus. There is research I have read before (can’t be cited, but always been in my mind) about the value of women in these roles. When issue are high intensity and require organization of many groups and people, women remain more calm and factor all sides very well.
She stood up for some of the most significant issues of our times. She refused to sit by and wait for answers. She enacted. And she collaborated. These issues take the organization of many to stand up, and she brought the people and NGOs together for success.
She is an inspiration to me for taking her best skills and enabling people from all areas. She is a project manager to the maximum! Some of my strengths, though no where near as sophisticated, are similar. I like to bring groups together. I am pleased when I see complicated people or groups that tend to struggle working together succeed.
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