![]() ![]() Catherine Hamlin: Doctor, Humanitarian, Maternal Health Advocateġ4. Brutawit Dawit Abdi: Banking Executive, Economist, Financial Consultantġ3. ![]() Bruktawit Tigabu Tadesse: Children’s Television Program Creator and Producer, Educatorġ2. Bogaletch Gebre Kabre: Community Development Leader, Scientistġ1. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu: Global Footwear Entrepreneur with a Social Conscienceġ0. Berhane Asfaw Ras-Work: International Social Activist, Educatorĩ. Azeb Worku Sibane: Actress, Writer, Director, ProducerĨ. Atsedeweine Tekle Riggio: Lawyer, Judge, Women’s Rights Activistħ. Brigadier General Askale Berhane Tedla: Military Officer, Lawyer, Freedom FighterĦ. Captain Amsale Gualu Endegnanew: Airline Captainĥ. Alemtsehay Wedajo Goshu: Actress, Playwright, Poet, Advocate for the ArtsĤ. Aida Ashenafi Tessema: Film Director, Producer, Businesswomanģ. Abebech Gobena Heyie: Humanitarian, Non-profit LeaderĢ. ![]() NEWA benefited from the counsel of an Advisory Board of sixteen prominent women and the research, interviewing and storycrafting help of twenty volunteer university graduates.ġ. In addition to the women’s stories, Temsalet features a foreword by First Lady Roman Tesfaye and an essay on women in Ethiopian history by Rita Pankhurst. Temsalet is an Amharic word that means ‘shining example.’ Our hope is that these women’s stories will inspire today’s girls and young women, convincing them that they too can move beyond society’s narrow expectations for them and realize their own dreams.Įdited and compiled by Mary-Jane Wagle with photography by Aida Muluneh, Temsalet is a project of the Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations, working to advance women’s equality and women’s rights in Ethiopia, and is published by Tsehai Publishers of Los Angeles, California. They come from a broad array of fields of endeavor and range in age from their 20s to their 90s. Each woman tells her own story—where she came from, what challenges she faced, what helped her succeed, what inspires her, and what thoughts she has for girls and young women growing up today. ![]() Inspiring stories and beautiful photographic portraits of sixty-four phenomenal contemporary Ethiopian women who have broken through age-old barriers to advance in their fields. ![]()
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