THE FEMALE LEAD book cover
Meryl Streep, Academy Award-winning actor
Leymah Gbowee, Activist and winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
Yeonmi Park, North Korean human rights activist
Masha Gessen, journalist, author and activist
Michaela DePrince, Ballet dancer, grand sujet, Dutch National Ballet
Lynsey Addario, photojournalist
Christine Lagarde, Managing director, the International Monetary Fund
Christiane Amanpour, Chief international correspondent, CNN
Ava DuVernay, film director, screenwriter and founder, ARRAY Film Foundation
Dr. Vanessa Ogden, Head teacher, Mulberry School of Girls
Brenda Berkman, first NYC female firefighter
Vian and Dr. Deelan Dakhil Saeed, Yazidi member, Council of Representatives of Iraq Doctor at the Sinjar Foundation for Human Development
Lucy Bronze, Footballer and 2015 World Cup medallist
Limor Fried, Electrical engineer and founder, Adafruit
Sheila Nevins, Television producer and president, HBO Documentary Films
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, Director, Saint Monica Girls' Tailoring School
Tavi Gevinson, editor-in-chief of Rookie magazine, actor and writer
Roya Mahboob, Technology entrepreneur and co-founder, Digital Citizen Fund
Rebecca Root, actor
Clare Smyth, First female British chef to hold and retain three Michelin stars
Mhairi Black, Member of Parliament for the Scottish National Party
Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and president of Emerson Collective
Julie Bentley, Chief executive, Girlguiding UK
Samantha Power, former United States ambassador to the United Nations
Mickalene Thomas, Artist
Tina Brown, Founder of Women in the World, editor and author
Sandy Powell, Academy Award-winning costume designer
Jo Malone, Perfumer, entrepreneur and founder, Jo Loves
Franchesca Ramsey, writer, actor and YouTube star
Lena Dunham, Actor, writer, director and producer
Clarissa Ward, CNN senior international correspondent
Lady Barbara Judge, lawyer, businesswoman and first female chair of the Institute of Directors
Professor Nazneen Rahman, Geneticist, doctor and singer-songwriter
Vanessa Friedman, Fashion director, New York Times
Dr. Cori Bargmann, Neurobiologist, Rockefeller University, and co-chair, BRAIN Initiative
Weili Dai, President and co-founder, Marvell Technology Group
Michelle Kaufmann, Architect and co-founder, Flux Factory
Taryn Davis, Charity leader and founder, American Widow Project
Ramona Pierson, Technology entrepreneur and CEO, Declara
Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist
Tracy Edwards, Round the World sailor
Nell Merlino, Creator of Take Our Daughters to Work Day
Karlie Kloss, Model and entrepreneur
Katharine Viner, Editor-in-chief, Gaurdian
Nimco Ali, activist and co-founder, Daughters of Eve
Baroness Gail Rebuck DBE, Chair of the publishing group, Penguin Random House UK
Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO, Girls Who Code
Minda Dentler, athlete and activist
Helena Morrissey, CEO, Newton Investment, and founder of the 30% Club
Sallie Krawcheck, Financial advisor for women, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest
Kat Kaelin, US Army veteran
Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategist
Laura Bates, Founder of Everyday Sexism Project, writer and activist
Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, Photographers of African rituals and ceremonies
Jude Kelly, Artistic director, Southbank Centre
Yvette Vega, Television producer and co-creator, Charlie Rose
Ashima Shiraishi, rock climber
Dame Athene Donald, Professor of experimental physics and master of Churchill College, Cambridge