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5 Women Who Were Told No and Succeeded Anyway
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Shonda Rhimes
Creator of Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, How to Get Away with Murder, and Scandal![](https://assets.foreo.com/files/static/images/wp-text/Shonda-Rhimes-800x477_1.jpg)
America Ferrera
Star and producer of Superstore![](https://assets.foreo.com/files/static/images/wp-text/America-Ferrera-1-850x477_1.jpg)
Anna Wintour
Editor-in-Chief of Vogue magazine![Anna Wintour](https://assets.foreo.com/files/static/images/wp-text/Anna-Wintour-850x477_1.jpg)
Gillian Flynn
Author of Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, and Dark Places![](https://assets.foreo.com/files/static/images/wp-text/Gillian-Flynn-850x477_1.jpg)
Danielle Brooks
Actor on Orange is the New Black![](https://assets.foreo.com/files/static/images/wp-text/Danielle_Brooks-850x477_1.jpg)
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