Inspiring Women Magazine November 2023

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The Inspiring Women Team
That's
Inspired!
Michele Elsie Kristin Connie Cristin Hollis
For more information about this magazine, please contact a member of the Inspiring Women team:
Editor in Chief, Michele Hendrikse Du Bois, inspiringwomen.editor@fawco.org
Advertising and Sponsorship Manager, Elsie Bose, advertising@fawco.org
Layout Coordinator, Kristin D. Haanæs, inspiringwomen.layout@fawco.org
Features Coordinator, Connie Phlipot, inspiringwomenfeatures@fawco.org
Profiles Coordinator, Cristin Middlebrooks, inspiringwomenprofiles@fawco.org
Marketing Manager, Hollis Vaughen, iw.marketing@fawco.org
Acknowledgements:
Thanks to our profilees (Alexandra, Usha, Roberta, Arlene, Murray, Sue, Cynthia, Elizabeth Wise,
Elizabeth Reifke and Harriet) and our feature contributors (Svitlana, Frances, Kirstin, Jo, Jonelle,
Amber, Anitra, Fannie, Bev, Lyla, Mary Stewart, Ethel and Brenda) for their work on the articles and
also for the use of their photos and those of their friends and families.
The cover photo is of Alexandra Popkov, AWC Bogotá. Titled Fall, Bogotá by @alesiareyohoto
(Alesia Rey). Special thanks to the proofreading team of Karen Boeker (AWC Denmark), Barbara
Bühling (AIWC Düsseldorf), Mary Stewart Burgher (AWC Denmark), Sallie Chaballier (AAWE Paris),
Janet Davis (AIWC Cologne), Carol-Lyn McKelvey (AIWC Cologne/FAUSA), and Jenny Taylor (AIWC
Cologne and Düsseldorf), Teddie Weyr (AWA Vienna) and Roberta Zöllner (Munich IWC).
Please note: images used in this publication are either sourced from our team, the authors
themselves or through canva.com, commons.wikimedia.org or pixabay.com.
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"Women Embracing Culture," in your club
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