Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Week 47: Mo'Nique



“FAT means fabulous and thick, full and tasty, fluffy and tender.”

—Mo’Nique


TV hostess, comedian and actress who never apologizes for her size, but in a CBS interview also stresses: "I want to be very clear about what I've always said: Big is beautiful. Let's be big, beautiful, healthy people."

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Week 46: Emma Watson



“I think young people like me are becoming increasingly aware of the humanitarian and environmental issues surrounding fast fashion...”

—Emma Watson

British actress who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films on partnering with People Tree, Free Trade Company

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Week 45: Alice Walker



“How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers’ names.”

—Alice Walker

American author most known for
The Color Purple, winner of the
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Week 44: Amelia Earhart


“In soloing - as in other activities - it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”

—Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer
and author who was the first
woman to receive the
Distinguished Flying Cross