GIRAFFE'S WOMEN OF THE MONTH
Helen Golden, Mixed Media Tradigital Artist Golden Shonda Rhimes, Writer and Producer of "Bridgerton", "Scandal", and "Grey's Anatomy" Rhimes (February, 2021) Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues" Rainey (January, 2021) Grace Bedell, 11-year-old advisor to Abraham Lincoln Bedell (December, 2020) Maggie Lena Walker, first African American woman to charter a bank Walker (November, 2020). Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ginsburg (October, 2020). Judy Chicago, Feminist chicago (September, 2020). Aqui Thami, Founder of Sister Library Thami (August, 2020). Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, "How the South Won the Civil War" Richardson (July, 2020). Joyce Linker, Board Chair of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco Linker (June, 2020). Cheryl A. Wall, champion of black literary women Wall (May, 2020). Rose Valante, who documented Nazi theft of artworks so they could be recovered Valante (April, 2020). Susan Fowler, who outed the abusive culture at Uber Fowler (March, 2020) Gracie Gold, Olympic medalist who overcame an eating disorder and depression to return to competition Gold (February, 2020) Gail Bradbrook, climate change warrior Bradbrook (January, 2020) Michelle Holzapfel, wood carver, 2019 USA Fellow Holzapfel (December, 2019) Simone Biles, Gymnast Extraordinary Biles (November, 2019) Tanyaradzwa Muzinda, Zimbabwe's 15-year-old Motocross champion. Muzinda (October, 2019) Katherine Johnson, NASA Space Mathematician Johnson (September, 2019) Lindsay Jayne Ashford, author of "The Snow Gypsy" Ashford (August, 2019) Laura Kraup Frandsen, a student who questions green-house gas emissions by the fashion industry Laura (July, 2019) Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Mirror Works Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, (June, 2019) Beyonce, woman of courage and professionalism Beyonce (May, 2019) Anthea Hamilton, Turner Prize nominee Hamilton (April, 2019) Olga de Almaral, woven metallic tapestries Amaral (March. 2019) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amercan congresswoman and activist Ocasio-Cortez (February, 2019) Christine Blasey Ford, Congressional Supreme Court witness Ford (January, 2019) Margaret Hamilton, Winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Hamilton (December, 2018) Caitriona Lally, winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature Lally (November, 2018) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice RBG (October, 2018) Maggie Taylor, "Landscape of Dreams" Taylor (September, 2018) Maxine Solomon, distinguished San Francisco Bay area painter Solomon (August, 2018) Cynthia Pannucci, ASCI Founder and Director Panucci (July, 2018) Lisa Brice, Reimaginng the Female Nude Brice (June, 2018) Tara Hernandez, Professional Software Developer (May, 2018) Statue of Liberty (April, 2018) Nancy Spector, creator of the Golden Toilet act of performance art Spector (March, 2018) Helen Grace James, who forced the U. S. Airforce to give her an Honorary Discharge some 60 years later. James.(February, 2018) Dr. Ellie Lobel, Lyme Disease protocol pioneer Lobel (January, 2018) Nancy Friday, author of The Secret Garden Friday (December, 2017) Yayoi Kusama, King of the Polka Dot Kusama (November, 2017) Judith Bernstein, original Guerilla Girl Bernstein (October, 2017) Susan Kaprov, multimedia artist Kaprov (September, 2017) Susan Ressler, Author, Educator, Documentary Photographer Ressler (August, 2017) Karen Gutfreund, Artist, Curator, Entrepreneur Gutfreund (July, 2017) Anna Ursyn, Head of Computer Graphics, School of Art and Design, University of Northern Colorado Ursyn (June, 2017) Mary Visser, Professor of Art and Brown Chair Holder, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas Visser (May, 2017) Polly Hoover Taylor, Pioneer Award Winner, San Mateo, California, Chamber of Commerce Taylor (April, 2017) Ruth Waters, Founder and Executive Director of the Peninsula Art Museum Waters, (March, 2017) Claudia Rankine, MacArthur Genius Fellow Rankine. (February, 2017)