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What drives leading social justice advocate Deepa Iyer? 

What drives leading social justice advocate Deepa Iyer? “Outrage, a very healthy sense of outrage…I have a nine-year-old son. It’s like a visual reminder of what and why this work is important,” says @dviyer, attorney and noted author. My #WomentoFollowprofile (15th ed)  

Susan S. Richardson becomes new CEO of the Center for Public Integrity on Monday. Expect change.

“How are we unearthing issues that haven’t been covered and how are we reaching marginalized communities?” Richards asks in this interview. My #WomentoFollow profile thread (12th edition).  

RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, most charted female artist in record history.

Aretha Franklin, the most charted female artist in record history, sold more than 75 million records worldwide. “Franklin was the queen not only of soul music but of soul as a concept, because her great subject was the exceeding of limits.”-@ejlordi