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Chrissy Teigen, one of Glamour's 2018 Women of the Year honorees, with editor in chief Samantha BarryTom Schirmacher
As Glamour went to press with our annual Women of the Year issue, the world was transfixed by Washington. For roughly four hours Christine Blasey Ford, a Ph.D. in psychology at Palo Alto and Stanford universities, testified about a night 36 years ago that forever altered her life. She could have stayed silent and coped with her assault in her own way with the support of her family, her therapist, her friends. But she stepped up, despite being terrified, to be scrutinized by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and all the world, because she felt it was her "civic duty" to do so. "It is not my responsibility to determine whether Mr. Kavanaugh deserves to sit on the Supreme Court," she testified. "My responsibility is to tell you the truth."
In the 28 years that we've celebrated Women of the Year both in our pages and at our gala event, the stories of our honorees often start with that same idea: A woman is too impatient, too hopeful, too angry, to wait for someone else to make things better. Alone, or with an army behind her, she decides to act. For our lifetime achievement winner, Betty Reid Soskin, one of those moments came during planning meetings for the Rosie the Riveter park. When it was clear her story as an African Ameri­can woman was being left out, she didn't sit silently. She said something; as a result, the more than 60,000 visitors to the park each year learn a fuller version of history.
Rachael Denhollander's moment came when she stood in her kitchen and called police, hoping she'd keep Larry Nassar from assaulting one more girl. Viola Davis made it her mission to stop the camera from overlooking unseen women—the maids, the wives, the grieving mothers—and kept at it for 30 years. Chrissy Teigen had an idea that social media could give all women a voice to share their passions and fears. They, and Christine Blasey Ford, prove there are heroes all around us—especially in 2018.
Honoring such amazing women is one of the things we're most proud of at Glamour. It wouldn't be possible without our entire team: Entertainment and special projects director Alison Ward Frank and executive editor Wendy Naugle spent all year looking at ballots from our advisory board to make the incredibly tough decisions about who should make our final list. Deputy photo editor Kathryne Hall pulled off our spectacular photo shoots from Richmond, California, to Sydney, Australia. Creative director Nathalie Kirsheh made sure the visuals are as powerful as the women we honor. And features director Justine Harman planned our once-in-a-lifetime Summit lineup (click here for ticket info). Their passion inspires me every day.
That's what Women of the Year is all about: passing on a little more guts and gumption so you can get out there and do your thing. Maybe you'll make our list next year!
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