GWG INTERVIEWS HORROR ICON BARBIE WILDE

GWG's Felicia Mancini sits down with horror icon, author and multi talented artist Barbie Wilde in an exclusive interview with A Girls Guide To Horror

Barbie talks about who her favourite female horror characters are, what it was like making history with HELLRAISER and her successful series of novels & more.

READ IT HERE! 

WORLD CHANGING WOMEN WEDNESDAY: ELLEN OCHOA

 

 

“What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.”

In honour of Earth Day we wanted to celebrate a woman that has made remarkable history on our planet and beyond as the first Latina to go to space.

The Los Angeles born Stanford Grad has a master of science degree in physics from San Diego State as well as a master of science degree. Oh yeah and she has a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

 The former Nasa astronaut is now the current Director of the Johnson Space Center and has influenced women around the world (including us!) for her innovation in science, exploration and in achieving the unimaginable.

Today we name Ellen Ochoa our World Changing Woman of the day. Thank you for inspiring us and showing that anything and anywhere is possible to conquer. 

WCW: BIANCA JAGGER

Bianca Jagger (born Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias, 2 May 1945) is a Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate and a former actress. She currently serves as a Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador, Founder and Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation She has joined the struggle for the rights of children, women and indigenous peoples. She has raised awareness of the dangerous effects of climate change and destruction of rainforest ecosystems. 

Born in Managua, Nicaragua . She received a scholarship to study political science in France at the Paris Institute of Political Studies. Here is where she has credits being influenced by Gandhi's non-violent success and the eastern philosophy at large.

After attending a Rolling Stones concert in France, Bianca met Mick Jagger in September 1970. On 12 May 1971, while she was four months pregnant, the couple married in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Saint-Tropez, France, and she became his first wife. Their wedding photos are still known to this date as the ultimate rock wedding. 

While the marriage did not last, Bianca made a name for herself as a human rights advocate and fashion icon. Bianca had the public reputation in the 1970s and early 1980s as a jet-setter, being closely associated with New York City's nightclub Studio 54. She also became known particularly as a friend of close friend of infamous pop artist, Andy Warhol.

Bianca credits her transition into human rights efforts to a time she and her team were stationed in a UN refugee camp in Honduras when 40 refugees were marched away at gunpoint. Armed with nothing but cameras to document the raid, Bianca and the delegation trailed along the squad towards to Honduran-Salvadoran border and shouted to the equipped gunmen, “You will have to kill us all!”.The gunmen destroyed their cameras and let them everyone live. Bianca had later recounted this incident as “a turning point in my life”. 

Currently age 69, Bianca continues to fight for the rights of our planet and human equality and we love that about her. While her fashion choices have been so iconic and timeless, they are nothing in comparison to the great causes that she is still fighting for. 

(Plus no one can rock an all white pantsuit like her!)

BIANCA IS #GWGCERTIFIED #WORLDCHANGINGWOMEN

 

#WCW: GLENN CLOSE

Glenn Close, The Hollywood Reporter (2014)

In honour of Bell Canada donating 5 cents to mental health care for every time the hashtag #BellLetsTalk is used today, we wanted to kick off our Women Changing Wednesday feature with actor and advocate, Glenn Close. The six time Academy Award nominated actress has made her mark not only in the film and theatre but for her achievements in the advocacy for mental illness and awareness. 

As the founder of Bring Change 2 Mind, Glenn Close is the founder of the national anti-stigma campaign aimed at removing misconceptions about mental illness. The idea was created between Glenn and  non-for-profit organization Fountain House, where she volunteered to learn more about mental illness that has effected her family directly.

Using her public voice and passion, Glenn is help end the stigma against mental illness. 

Today we salute Glenn Close as a trailblazer both on and off screen. 

To donate to her foundation please visit http://bringchange2mind.org and tweet #BellLetsTalk today to make a difference.

Check out the gallery below for some of our favourite looks from one of our favourite Glenn Close roles as the infamous Cruella De Vil.