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Amy Cavenaile
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Ashley Nguyen
Digital editor, The Lily
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Emma
I have a special place in my heart for social media, meaningful design + baked goods. I’m a digital Designer @washingtonpost
Writers
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Theresa Corbin
Muslim. Feminist. Writer. Indoor enthusiast. White Girl. Baker. Traveler. Lefty. Human Being.
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Danielle Sepulveres
Author. Words for @brooklynmag, @latimes, @femsplain, @washingtonpost, @smrtgirls. Followed in Alicia Florrick's footsteps. Literally. daniellesepulveres.com
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Anjali Sareen Nowakowski
Feminism, LGBTQ rights, non-monogamy, veganism, a child-free life, the end of racism & a better world. TheLITMOLife.com
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Kelly Williams Brown
Author of Gracious & Adulting (plus I invented that word; sorry.) NYT-bestseller. Doesn’t know shit about partying or Tiki life.
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Kate Bryan
I am a #prolife #feminist. I love #Detroit and #America. And I strive to be a #1girlrevolution everyday!
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Caryl M. Stern
Executive Director of The Walton Family Foundation
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Kristal Brent Zook
Award-winning journalist/professor; race, women, justice. My latest book is #1 in New Releases for Mixed Race/Multiracial! Order @ thegirlintheyellowponcho.com
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Vicki Salemi
Career expert @Monster. Author. Consumer Spokesperson. Columnist. Keynote Speaker. Yankees fan!
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Regina Davis Moss
Writer. Equity Advocate.
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Marley Emerson Dias
Working hard to promote diversity in children's literature. #1000BlackGirlBooks. Happy Reading. Supervised by mom and dad.
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Benét J. Wilson
I'm director of the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship. I've been a media diversity champion and mentor. I served on the ONA and NABJ boards.
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Ruchi Kumar
Writer. Journalist. Humanist. Based in #Afghanistan. Words @ForeignPolicy @Guardian @AJEnglish @WashingtonPost @Vice Earlier: Web producer @dna @TimesofIndia
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Jen A. Miller
Hired pen. Runner. Author of RUNNING: A LOVE STORY.
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Andrea Miller
Andrea Miller is the President of the National Institute for Reproductive Health and its Action Fund
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Nikita Mandhani
Multimedia Journalist | Storyteller
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Stephanie M. Hughes
Assistant Director of @NAMI Franklin County; Attorney; Living with #Depression & #LongCOVID; #Writer; #Speaker; #Disruptor
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Ximena Hartsock
Co-founder http://Phone2action.com, Dr. in Policy, Ex DC Deputy Chief Teaching & Learning, Ex DC Director of Parks. Food, music, people lover. Chilean-American.
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Angely Mercado
Native NYer. Climate writer/researcher @Gizmodo. Words in The Nation, The New York Times, Vogue & more. Work with me: amercado92@gmail.com
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Mandy Velez
Just a millennial journalist in NYC trying to make the world a better place for women.
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Ginanne Brownell Mitic
I’m a London-based journalist writing about arts, education and development (full bio and clips on ginannebrownell.com). Am also co-founder of she-files.com
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Amber Discko
🌱 Get gentle, self-care reminders. http://kck.st/2f4mMI8
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Tammy Tibbetts
Co-Founder/CEO of @shesthefirst. I'm all about gender equality, girls' education, and goal-setting.
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Afi Scruggs
I'm a #writer, #reporter and #bassplayer. I tweet about #news, and #music. It's a brand new flavor in your ear.
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Rachel
Author of “Single Mom Seeking” (Seal Press). Words at “The Washington Post” and advocate for the environment.
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Jagger Blaec
Tweet me @basicblaecgirl. Imaginary Love Child of Oprah&Sean Combs. Certified Yogi✨✨✨🌛insta @basic.blaec.girl Blog: jaggerblaec.com
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Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez is a diversity content specialist whose work can be seen in The Washington Post, InStyle, The Guardian, and many other places. Follow
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Fatima Naqvi
I have a passion for politics and a dream to fight for equal rights for every individual.
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Paige Pfleger
Reporter and producer, writing words and making audio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bylines on NPR, Here & Now, WHYY and The Lily from The Washington Post.
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Julie DiCaro
Sports talk radio host at 670 The Score in Chicago. Freelance Sports Writer. Hoosier. Recovering lawyer. Lover of life, hater of red peppers. Well-known tart.
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Coleen O’Lear
Editorial Director, Emerging News Products, The Washington Post
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naama bloom
CEO & Founder @helloflo. Mother of 2. Wife of @davidabloom. Author of HelloFlo: The Guide, Period.
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Rebecca Ritzel
Freelance journalist who frequently contributes arts and culture writing to The Washington Post and other publications.
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Yeganeh Rezaian
Journalist formerly based in Tehran, Iran. Now Washington DC.
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Alexandra
Alexandra E. Petri writes for National Geographic Travel and National Geographic online. Her work also appears in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Elle & more
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Dafina Ward
Non-Profit Professional, Attorney, Seeker of Truth, Justice, and the Perfect Mimosa
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Urooj عروج ارشد Arshad
Urooj is queer & Muslim. She is the Director, Youth Health and Rights at Advocates for Youth & co-founder of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity
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She's the First
We team up with local organizations to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard. 👩‍🎓 Join us at shesthefirst.org.
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Anthony Rivera
You'd know me if you saw me. I work for The Washington Post. I’m an AU grad, graffiti chaser, Philly sports fan, lover of the 21st amdt. Cheers.
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Everdeen Mason
Audience Editor .@washingtonpost, former .@refinery29. My mom thinks I'm really funny.
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Monica Kerrigan
Passionate advocate for FP, SRHR, MNH & innovations to save lives and promote the rights of women and girls. Tweets are my own.
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Elizabeth Pachaud
Liz Pachaud is a former undercover investigator for the international animal protection organization Mercy For Animals. She writes on race, politics, and food.
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Chanté Griffin
Writer. Natural Hair Advocate. yougochante.com/onthepage
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Andrea J Ritchie
Andrea Ritchie is a Black lesbian immigrant survivor, author of Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women & coauthor of the AAPF #SayHerName report
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Samantha Paige
Last Cut is a multi-media documentary project about those big life decisions (last cuts) made to bring us closer to living a life that feels like our own.
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Sruthi Gottipati
Journalist | Teaches reporting & writing + journalism ethics @SciencesPo | Reporting fellow @IRP_media & @iwmf | Loves a good adventure
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Alyssa Rosenberg
I’m the culture columnist for the Washington Post’s Opinions section, where I write about the state of Hollywood, the theater of politics “Game of Thrones.”
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Ashley Stoney
Unapologetically nostalgic. Fangirl of Chocolate City D.C. & female protagonists. Mama. Comms. Writer.
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Mekita Rivas
multicultural writer | bylines many places
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Annaliese Nurnberg
Contractor at The Washington Post — Photo Editor
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Amanda Alcantara
Amanda Alcantara is a writer and journalist. @YoSoy_Amanda
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Hannah Jewell
pop culture host @PostVideo | previously @BuzzFeedUK | if you pre-order my book I will marry you! UK: http://amzn.to/2uBZHQv US: http://amzn.to/2x0dk0O
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Uli Beutter Cohen
Founder of Subway Book Review. Reporter for The Lily. www.ulibeuttercohen.com
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Emma Johnson
Author: The Kickass Single Mom (Penguin, Oct. 17), award-winning business journalist, blog: Wealthysinglemommy.com, Podcast: Like a Mother: For Moms Who Think
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Lisette Johnson
Mom, Intimate Partner Gun Violence Survivor, Writer, Speaker, Advocate, Activist. I survived, my kids survived, and I am here to tell the story.
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Natalia Megas
Natalia Megas is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. with bylines in the U.S. and abroad.
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Nadine Ajaka
Senior producer for video platforms @washingtonpost
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Allison Michaels
host, “can he do that?” podcast & newsroom projects editor @washingtonpost. enthusiastic about overreacting for effect.
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Shauné Hayes
Food, wellness & lifestyle entrepreneur; 100 lb natural weight loss; Real food advocate; cookbook author; fitness lover; owner & MUA of Red Carpet Ready Makeup
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Tina Donvito
Tina Donvito is a freelance writer. Her work has appeared online in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan and many others.
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Britni de la Cretaz
Freelance writer, professional buzzkill, baseball enthusiast, recovered alcoholic. She/her.
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Rev. Jen Bailey
Follower of Jesus I Executive Director of Faith Matters Network I Public Theologian
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Andrea Platten
(snapchat) ghost doin’ the most at the @washingtonpost
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Erin Bried
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Kazoo magazine
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Florie Hutchinson
Arts advocate, flat shoe emoji author, wife, mother of 3 daughters
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Katie Wheeler
Katie is a cartoonist and illustrator from Seattle, WA where she lives with her partner and doggo. Her favorite hashtags are #feminism and #pizza
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Gabriela Barkho
tech reporter covering startups, fin-tech and everything Silicon Valley.
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Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni
Award-winning actor, producer, playwright and educator
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Jordan Brooks
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the United State of Women, and former Deputy Director of the Obama White House Council on Women and Girls
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Didem Tali
Journalist. Writer. Filmmaker. Budding app-maker.
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Sherri Santos
Retired U.S. Navy nurse, mom to 3 amazing kids, passionate about stuff.
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Barbara Shaw
Barbara Shaw, DNP, APN, FNP-BC is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois.
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Sommer Brugal
A freelance writer living in Austin, Texas.
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R. Evon Idahosa, Esq.
Founder/ED, Activist and Human Rights Lawyer at Pathfinders (www.pathfindersji.org), an NGO which seeks to end sex trafficking in the developing world.
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Josh Paunil
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Samira Sadeque
Reporting on refugees, south Asian diaspora, migration, mental health, sexual violence. Writer, middle child, and poet. More here: www.samirasadeque.com
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UNDP Eurasia
What we talk about when we talk about development
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Kerry Alison Wekelo
Managing director of human resources and operations for Actualize Consulting, author of Culture Infusion, yoga teacher, life coach, founder of Zendoway.
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Randi Williams
Co-founder of We Go Too, an international travel resource for Black Millennial travelers.
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Sherri Williams
Storyteller, professor, PhD from @NewhouseSU, studying #BlackSocialTV, worked as newspaper reporter for a decade & still writing interesting stories
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Aviva Loeb
Digital designer at @washingtonpost. Membership Director for @SND. opinions are my own.
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Aviva Loeb
Designer for the Washington Post and Membership Director for SND.
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Rafia Zakaria
Rafia Zakaria is the author of “The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan” (Beacon 2015) Veil (Bloomsbury 2017) Columnist DAWN Guardian Books etc
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Allie Volpe
Writes about lifestyle, trends, and pop psychology for The Atlantic, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Washington Post, and more.
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Marie Salcido
Mexico City-based freelance writer focusing on travel and wellness
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Sarah Steinberg
Sarah is a writer, actor and entrepreneur living in Seattle.
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Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
The Gender Knot Podcast host, BBC Radio presenter/reporter, formerly @BBCWorldService @BBCBusiness @BBCTech. Also into economics & the psyche.
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Tara Wanda Merrigan
Philadelphia-based essayist. 2019 NBCC fellow. More info at: membership.bookcritics.org/emerging-critics/
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Laura Norkin
Journalist and editor in the health and parenting space.
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Samantha Clark
My parents named me after a witch. I’m a writer and photo editor based in Berkeley, California. www.samanthabrandyclark.com
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Sara R. Radin
Writer & Curator based in Brooklyn, New York. Youth Culture Editor at WGSN. Co-founder of It’s Not Personal.
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Christina Pazzanese
Writer covering business, law, national & world affairs. Work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Newsweek, and. the late Boston Phoenix.
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Atima Omara
Political Strategist. Advocate. Feminist. DNC Member. Former President, Young Democrats of America. Film & TV Buff
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Tamara K. Nopper
Researcher. Writer. Educator. Editor.
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Maria Del Russo
Writer girl. Find me posting regularly at sundaysauce.substack.com.
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Elizabeth Kiefer
Features writer + reporter based in Brooklyn. Yes, I ate the last cookie.
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Josie Raymond
Josie Raymond is an educator running for Kentucky State Representative. Learn more at josieraymond.com.
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Maya Sugarman
Video editor for The Lily
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Torey Van Oot
Minneapolis-based freelance writer. Alum of @Refinery29 NBC Owned TV Stations, @sacbee_news @CapitolAlert
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Molly Hayward
Molly Hayward is the Founder of Cora, the modern period care brand that gives pads to girls in need with every product purchased. www.cora.life
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Suzanne Zuppello
freelance writer who spends too much time thinking about influencers and the FDA.