It may not be Women's History Month, which falls in March, but that doesn't mean acknowledging and celebrating empowering women shouldn't occur. Whether you're in your twenties or your fifties, it's important to remember the words of the late and great talent, Aaliyah Age ain't nothing but a number, and inspiration can come from anyone at any point in your life.
So you want to be a chef but you're 25 and can't cook? You may be surprised the age that culinary icon, Julia Child learned her way around the kitchen (find out below). In addition to Child, here are remarkable women who've achieved success regardless of their age, removing stigma and criticism from the conversation and instead inspiring hard work, dedication, and sometimes, a bit of luck.
Have a look at eight women from food, fashion, TV, film, beauty and media that have a notable name we won't soon forget.
Shirley Temple
Okay, so she may not have been a grown woman, but Shirley Temple proved stardom can come at any age. She started her acting career at age three and soon her strong talent in singing, acting and dancing caught big time attention. She was only six-years-old when she catapulted into the spotlight on Bright Eyes. By age ten, she had become the number one box office draw four years in a row thanks to her roles in Stand Up and Cheer, Little Miss Marker and Curly Top. In fact, her popularity is what helped 20th Century Fox move forward without being swallowed into bankruptcy, actually making it into the 21st Century. Temple received her very own special kid sized Oscar and even then President Franklin D. Roosevelt boasted she was the “nation’s greatest weapon against the Depression”. All that for a pint-sized, curly haired, multi-talented kid that lived on with global icon praise until her death in 2014 at the age of 85.
