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To all the Women of the Yearpast, present, and those still to come.

by Yara Shahidi

by Samantha Barry

CHANGE MAKERS & RULE BREAKERS

The Activists of Never Again
Edna Chavez, Jaclyn Corin, Samantha Fuentes, Emma Gonzlez, and Naomi Wadler

The Guardians of Elmhurst
Veronica Henry, Navdeep Kaur, Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur, and Meida Sanchez

The Women Behind Black Lives Matter
Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Cullors

Kamala Harriss
2018 WOTY Speech

The U.S. Womens National Soccer Team
Shannon Boxx, Morgan Brian, Lori Chalupny, Whitney Engen, Ashlyn Harris, Tobin Heath, Lauren Holiday, Julie Johnston, Meghan Klingenberg, Ali Krieger, Sydney Leroux, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Alyssa Naeher, Kelley OHara, Heather OReilly, Christen Press, Christie Rampone, Megan Rapinoe, Amy Rodriguez, Becky Sauerbrunn, Hope Solo, and Abby Wambach

The U.S. Olympic Womens Basketball Team
Jennifer Azzi, Ruthie Bolton, Teresa Edwards, Venus Lacy, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Katrina McClain, Nikki McCray, Carla McGhee, Dawn Staley, Katy Steding, and Sheryl Swoopes

LEADERS & PIONEERS

Women Heads of State
Laura Chinchilla, Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner, Julia Gillard, Dalia Grybauskait, Tarja Halonen, Sheikh Hasina, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Mari Johanna Kiviniemi, Jadranka Kosor, Borjana Krito, Doris Leuthard, Mary McAleese, Angela Merkel, Roza Otunbayeva, Pratibha Patil, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Iveta Radiov, and Jhanna Sigurardttir

Heads of the Class
Drew Gilpin Faust, Amy Gutmann, Ruth Simmons, and Shirley Tilghman

VOICES & VISIONARIES

Toni Morrisons
2007 WOTY Speech

Solange Knowless
2017 WOTY Speech

The Women of Saturday Night Live
Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph

Maya Angelous
2009 WOTY Speech

Chanel Millers
2019 WOTY Poem

I have not lived my young life believing that accolades would shape my path, but the Glamour Woman of the Year (WOTY) Award is more than an accolade. WOTY celebrates women who place civic engagement squarely in front of their forward-facing talents and perceived fame. It brings together women who are actively doing work that is making a difference in the worldis that not the best one can aspire to? WOTY celebrates women who make an impact, which is a powerful testimony and statement in a world where their achievements have many times been overlooked.

Quite honestly, it was surreal to have been recognized as a 2019 Glamour Woman of the Year. My sincere admiration of the women honored before me only heightened my gratitude and deepened my commitment to our global community. It was rewarding to know that the work I continue to do in the spaces of voter education and civic engagement resonates with so many, and I am excited to be included in this extraordinary community.

Community is a word I keep coming back to when I speak of the Women of the Year Awards. The day I was to receive my honor in New York, I also had an obligation to be present in my Old English language class at Harvard University. So at 4 a.m. the morning of the awards, my father and I flew to Boston, where I attended class before returning to New York that same day for the awards ceremony. Even though I had been up since before sunrise, I was so excited about the upcoming evening that sleep was the furthest thing from my mind. To have the opportunity to connect with my fellow honoreesAva DuVernay, Megan Rapinoe, the women of RAICES, Margaret Atwood, and othersfelt like winning the lottery. I sat near Tory Burch, who started the Tory Burch Foundation to empower other women, and who once asked, at the foundations 2018 Embrace Ambition Summit, a 16-year-old Yara what her dreams looked like (and then supported those dreams!). Every acceptance speech I heard that evening was a profound verbal rededication to the work each awardee was championing. Each sentence landed in my spirit as a confirmation of my own commitment to a purpose-driven life. I was overwhelmed by the genuine fellowship palpable in the room that evening.

It reminded me that we can rely on our support networks, or what my mother and grandfather lovingly speak of as relationship equity. The voluntary pouring of personal energy into others, without expectation of reciprocation, organically builds a bevy of support around you. To know that we can rely on these relationships when in need is deeply moving. WOTY has created space for a community of women who actively build one another up and push forward, together, for equity in all spaces.

In 2020 so much of my work was centered around voter education. And because of our unusual predicamentcoping with the COVID-19 pandemic while simultaneously being in another historic fight for the literal livelihood and civil rights of Brown and Black communities, while also needing every voice heard in the presidential electionWOTYs significance became even more important. I have thought back to that night, many a time, to uncover more inspiration and ways to be of service to my peers, who have made incredible strides for equity in communities significantly affected by violence, bias, and intimidation. And what is most inspiring is knowing that my peers are also leaders, community organizers, and artists orienting their skills and passions toward social justice.

In November 2020 I had the good fortune of being in conversation with the women known in politics as the Squadcongresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib, all of whom are united in their advocacy toward inclusive, progressive policies. I walked away with a deeper understanding that the 2020 presidential election was not about finding all the answers or solutions to our current and obvious discord. It was about setting the conditions, for us as women, to continue activating and pushing forward. It has been crystal clear that when we are in the middle of a literal battle to maintain and protect civil liberties, there is little space to see what the next steps