believe in your power ...

The Glinda Factor celebrates the stories of women who influenced every aspect of America’s history, from sports to scientific breakthroughs. They all drew upon the power within them to follow their dreams and change our nation.

We all have the power within us to follow our dreams. Sometimes, however, that power can be hard to recognize — it's trusting in your abilities; it's embracing your strengths and accepting your weaknesses; it's being strong enough to ask for help along the way; it's never giving up.


We knock at the bar of justice, asking for an equal chance.

Mary Church Terrell

Since the founding of our country, women have pursued justice and advocated for the legal rights for all members of our society. Through the years, each generation built upon the success of previous generations and improved the lives of all Americans in some way or another.

The Glinda Factor is honored to highlight just a few Passionate Patriots who furthered the goal that every American (regardless of race or gender) is treated equally and enjoys the ideals of the Declaration of Independence — “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Passionate Patriots
Betsy Ross (1776)
Mary Katharine Goddard
Mary Katharine Goddard (1776)
Abigail Minis
Abigail Minis (1779)
Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison (1814)
Mary Richards Bowser
Mary Richards Bowser (1863)
Lillie Devereaux Blake
Lillie Devereaux Blake (1886)
Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell (1913)
Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
Mabel Ping-Hua Lee (1917)
Helen Purviance
Helen Purviance (1917)
Annie Fox
Annie Fox (1941)
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin (1941)
Virginia Hall
Virginia Hall (1944)
Charity Adams Earley

Charity Adams Earley (1945)

Margaret Bourke White
Margaret Bourke White (1945)
Patsy Mink
Patsy Mink (1971)
Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Ferraro (1984)
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor (1992)
Opal Lee
Opal Lee (2021)