In the spring of 1994, the tiny African nation of Rwanda was ripped apart by a genocide that left nearly a million dead. Neighbors attacked neighbors. Family members turned against their own. After the violence subsided, Rwanda's women-drawn by the necessity of protecting their families-carved out unlikely new roles for themselves as visionary pioneers creating stability and reconciliation in genocide's wake. Today, 64 percent of the seats in Rwanda's...
Swanee Hunt is the Former US Ambassador to Austria, a Harvard Lecturer, a Global Activist, and a Philanthropist. In her own words: "I have struggles and successes in common with hosts of people I’ll never meet. I transform disappointments into energy rather than encountering them again and again as obstacles along the way. Maybe you’ll recognize yourself… and avoid some mistakes I’ve made. Better yet, I hope you’ll savor more fully your...