Women and Girls – Page 91

A Conductor’s Battle With a Classical Music Gender Barrier

Claire Gibault has spent a lifetime fighting sexism and forging a path in a male-dominated profession. Her next targets: pay gaps and age discrimination.

By Farah Nayeri

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A Bank President Who Embraces the Unconventional

Priscilla Sims Brown’s atypical childhood has helped her lead a financial institution from a different perspective as Amalgamated Bank’s chief executive.

By Alina Tugend

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Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83

She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.

By Neil Genzlinger

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Greta Andersen, Champion Marathon Swimmer, Dies at 95

As a long-distance, open-water swimmer, she braved waves, sharks and darkness to break 18 world records and become the first American to swim across the English Channel.

By Penelope Green

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