Thread by @fanofprincephil

Remember #MeghanMarkle’s #ForcesofChange Vogue and how Camilla, Piers et al trashed her 4 it? So two of the women are on Forbes’ 100 #MostPowerfulWomen in the world 2020: Jacinda & Ava. 1 (Greta) was last years #POY for Time. More 2 come as I find them

forbes.com/power-women/#4…

This year Chimamanda’s 2007 book was voted the best in the last 25 years to have won the Women’s Fiction Prize.

bbc.com/news/entertain…

Ramla Ali, the former refugee boxer and activist was just featured in FT & called a "force for good". She recently turned professional; visited refugee camps for UNICEF; works with Coach & has contracts w/Nike, Pantene & Cartier. She's going places!
ft.com/content/29e16c…

Right on the heels of #MeghanMarkle's Vogue cover, former refugee Adut Akech was named Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards 2019. She just teamed up with Mercedes for a lighthearted game show for Xmas. She's still aiming to work w/refugees.

vogue.com/vogueworld/art…

#GretaThunberg was Time’s #POY2019, youngest ever & 1st winner born in 21st C. She still leads School Strike for Climate. She has won numerous environmental prizes, including the $1 mln Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity which she donated to #ClimateAction

bbc.com/news/world-eur…

Jacinda Ardern #32 on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women (the Queen’s #46). Her leadership on #COVID19 in NZ won universal acclaim. She won the 2020 NZ elections in a landslide, 1st PM since 1990 to have an actual majority & world’s youngest female leader.

bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Celebrated film producer & director Ava Duvernay (#79 on Forbes) was this year elected to the board of the Academy [Oscars]. She’s been vocal & prominent in the fight for racial justice. She’s inked new deals with Netflix bringing diversity to the medium.

abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/…

Actress Jane Fonda continues her work as a climate activist with in person protests before the pandemic now moved online. She published a book in September aimed at getting older persons invested in #ClimateAction before #Election2020

HT @AmhSatho

time.com/5885452/jane-f…

When she appeared on #MeghanMarkle's #ForcesForChange Vogue, teacher & fashion writer Sinéad Burke was the 1st Little Person on the cover of any fashion mag. She's appeared at the Met Gala -- also a 1st -- & this year published a book "Break the Mould".

theguardian.com/fashion/2020/n…

Actress Gemma Chan has several new movies and credits under her belt since she appeared on #MeghanMarkle's #ForcesForChange Vogue, & is now International Spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris. She campaigns for UNICEF UK & is active with Times Up UK [#MeToo ]

thecut.com/2020/11/gemma-…

Actress & producer Salma Hayek has a new film under her belt. She is still working to improve Latinx representation in Hollywood. As a UNICEF global Goodwill Ambassador she also works on girls & women empowerment & Violence Against Women.

elle.com/culture/movies…

#RoyalBallet Principal dancer Francesca Hayward has had limited opportunities to dance during the #COVID19 lockdown. However, as a bi-racial Briton, she has been involved in the #BlackLivesMatter movement which intensified following #GeorgeFloyd's killing

harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a32…

Transgender activist Laverne Cox continues to work to help the community, which has seen a rise in fatal attacks in 2020. She recently teamed up with Citi on True Name, which allows trans & non-binary people to use their chosen names for banking.

huffpost.com/entry/laverne-…

Adwoa Aboah rolled out 'Coping Together' a new initiative using her platform Gurls Talk to address the isolation brought on by #COVID19 during 2020

cnn.com/style/article/…

Grown-ish & Black-ish star Yara Shahidi is a junior at Harvard, & continues activism. Her Eighteen x 18 initiative to encourage young people to vote updated its site to 'We Vote Next' for the 2020 elections. She's also active in #BlackLivesMatter

csunshinetoday.csun.edu/arts-and-cultu…

Actress Jameela Jamil is still making waves -- and won't let Piers Morgan have the last word, and I'm cool with that.

theguardian.com/culture/2020/a…

During the pandemic "Every Mother Counts' founder Christy Turlington Burns has continued to shine a light on the needs of mothers, advocating for more resources to midwives to prevent maternal deaths.

axios.com/coronavirus-pr…

And look what just happened to Edward Enninful! #MeghanMarkle’s #Forces4Change Vogue

https://twitter.com/edward_enninful/status/1338907111208726528