Wendy Abrams | |
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Environmentalist |
Spouse | Jim Abrams |
Wendy Abrams (born 1965) is an American environmentalist. She is founder of Cool Globes. In 2010 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project. [1]
Abrams grew up Wendy Mills [2] in Highland Park. [3] She received a bachelor's degree from Brown University (1987) [4] and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. [5]
In 2006, Wendy Abrams founded Cool Globes, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of climate change through public art and education. [6] [7] [8] The first exhibit, "Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet" premiered in Chicago in 2007 and since then the exhibition has been in 22 cities and translated into nine languages- from Arabic to Spanish. [6] [7] [9] [8]
Abrams serves on the Leadership Council for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and is a 2019 Ripple of Hope laureate, along with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and J. K. Rowling, among others. [10] [11] [12]
In 2011, she helped establish The Abrams Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School. [13] It was the first step of the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic expansion which intends to guarantee clinical experience to all law students. [14]
Abrams expressed a hope that President Obama would initiate divestment from oil. [15] Abrams was a substantive critic of the Keystone Pipeline and urged voters to oppose it, claiming that it would impact American energy independence. [16] Abrams is a major donor to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel. [17]
She is married to Jim Abrams; [18] they have four children. [3] They live in Highland Park, Illinois. [19] [20]
Media related to Wendy Abrams at Wikimedia Commons
Wendy Abrams | |
---|---|
Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Environmentalist |
Spouse | Jim Abrams |
Wendy Abrams (born 1965) is an American environmentalist. She is founder of Cool Globes. In 2010 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project. [1]
Abrams grew up Wendy Mills [2] in Highland Park. [3] She received a bachelor's degree from Brown University (1987) [4] and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. [5]
In 2006, Wendy Abrams founded Cool Globes, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of climate change through public art and education. [6] [7] [8] The first exhibit, "Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet" premiered in Chicago in 2007 and since then the exhibition has been in 22 cities and translated into nine languages- from Arabic to Spanish. [6] [7] [9] [8]
Abrams serves on the Leadership Council for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and is a 2019 Ripple of Hope laureate, along with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and J. K. Rowling, among others. [10] [11] [12]
In 2011, she helped establish The Abrams Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School. [13] It was the first step of the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic expansion which intends to guarantee clinical experience to all law students. [14]
Abrams expressed a hope that President Obama would initiate divestment from oil. [15] Abrams was a substantive critic of the Keystone Pipeline and urged voters to oppose it, claiming that it would impact American energy independence. [16] Abrams is a major donor to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel. [17]
She is married to Jim Abrams; [18] they have four children. [3] They live in Highland Park, Illinois. [19] [20]
Media related to Wendy Abrams at Wikimedia Commons