- Lindsay Hyde
Lindsay Hyde (born 1982) is founder and executive director of ( [http://www.swsg.org/] ) Strong Women, Strong Girls, Inc. (SWSG), a
Massachusetts -based not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk girls in grades 3-5 build positive self-esteem and skills.Hyde is a 2004 graduate of
Harvard University , where she was a resident ofDunster House . She was named one of Glamour Magazine's "Top Ten College Women" in 2003 ( [http://www.pbha.org/resources/newsletter6.pdf] ). She was named one of 2004s 10 'Outstanding Women" by the YWCA of Cambridge ( [http://www.swsg.org/2004news.html] ).She was awarded the Seventeen Magazine National Youth Volunteerism Award. [http://www.swsg.org/documents/SWSG%20in%20Seventeen%20Magazine.pdf] She also received the National Grand Prize Re-Act Take Action Award ( [http://www.servenet.org/test/scj/cont/dsp_cont_item_article.cfm?actionType=view&contentId=2317&&timeStamp=03-Feb-0611:32:15] ). In June 2006, she received the "Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under" ( [http://www.aips.org/past_winners/index.html] ). In past years, the award has recognized individuals such as
Lance Armstrong ,Faith Hill ,Sally Ride ,Steven Jobs ,Max Cleland andPeyton Manning .References
* [http://www.swsg.org/ "Strong Women, Strong Girls" Website]
* [http://www.boston.com/yourlife/relationships/articles/2007/07/09/girl_authority/ "The Boston Globe": "Girl Authority"]
* [http://www.bostonherald.com/business/womens/general/view.bg?articleid=1045599 Lindsay Hyde on "Transforming Inspiration into Action"]
* [http://www.studentleader.com/Inactive%20pages/slfall2002_on-the-cover.htm Lindsay Hyde, featured on the cover of Student Leader Magazine]
* [http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/0212/19-strongwomen.html Harvard Gazette: Lindsay Hyde '04 nurtures Strong Women, Strong Girls]
* [http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/mosaic/program.html Mosaic 2006. Includes summary of presentation by Hyde, "I Wanna be a Super (Role) Model: Women and Mentorship"]
* [http://www.aips.org/ Jefferson Awards]
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