100 Women We Love 2014

From professors, to musicians, to activists, we present to you 2014’s 100 Women We Love.

Ann Hampton Callaway

Yes, Ann Hampton Callaway sang (and wrote) the catchy theme song of the ´90s hit TV series The Nanny, but there´s so much more to her than that. The acclaimed jazz and pop performer and interpreter of the Great American Songbook has sung with over 30 of the world´s major orchestras and big bands. She´s collaborated with Cole Porter, written songs for Barbra Streisand, performed for Bill Clinton and received a Tony nomination for the Broadway musical Swing! Of course, she´s also recorded several albums, including At Last, Blues in the Night, To Ella With Love, and the soon-to-be-released The Sarah Vaughan Project: Live at Dizzy´s. At Last was dedicated to her partner, but coming out, Callaway says, ″was a slow evolution. I was out to family and friends when I fell in love with my first female partner, but she wasn´t comfortable with me being out professionally. Finally when I met the love of my life, Kari, it was unquestionably time to come out…Ever since then the inner freedom has been palpable. It has changed how much I own who I am, and how comfortable I am in my bones. I´ve always been an advocate for being your truest self. This brought it into full living color.″ -GH


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