Kizzmekia Corbett
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is a research scientist and team leader at the National Institute of Health. Her team has been largely credited with helping develop the Moderna vaccine, a mRNA vaccine that is more than 90% effective at fighting COVID-19. The Moderna vaccine was one of the first few vaccines approved for national use throughout the U.S. and has already been administered to thousands of frontline workers, elderly and other at-risk people. Thanks to Corbett, countless lives are being saved across the U.S.
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg is an environmental activist from Sweden who gained notoriety when she began a youth strike to protest the government’s lack of involvement in the fight
against climate change. While she was only 15 years old when she began striking outside of her school in 2018 in Sweden, she soon started an international protest predominantly attended by youth that helped bring attention to the Earth’s changing climate and the danger that holds if federal regulations aren’t put in place to fight it. To this day, Thunberg continues to gain international attention for her work for the environment.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a U.S. congresswoman serving the 14th district of New York in the Bronx and Queens. In 2018, she defeated her 10-term long incumbent opponent in the race for a seat in the U.S. Congress. She became the youngest woman to hold a seat in Congress at age 29, and although
she did not have a lot of money or a political history behind her when she ran, she was still able to defeat a longstanding opponent and has become one of the most notable names in political discussions today.
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is an American politician and is currently serving as the U.S.’s 49th vice president. Harris is not only the first female vice president, but also the first African-American vice president and the first Asian-American vice president. She has blazed a trail not only for women in high-power political positions today, but for those who want to pursue such jobs in the future. Harris prioritizes environmental protections and women’s rights in her legislation.
