She has the ear of presidents and the wealthy beyond measure, but Oprah Winfrey still feels defined by the experience of giving birth to – and losing – a baby boy when she was only 14.
Wena Harawira never set out to be a prominent figure in broadcasting, but that is where her talent has taken her. It’s a platform she has stood on to educate, inform and initiate change.
Lydia Bradey’s love of mountains has driven her to scale the world’s highest peaks – becoming the first woman to summit Everest without extra oxygen. As her new memoir arrives in bookstores, she talks to Nicola Russell about her life at the top.