Up to $500,000 each will go to two applicants who can offer pioneering solutions to empower the world's women and girls - politically,economically and socially.

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jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale; guitarist Ron Asheton of the pioneering punk-rock band The Stooges;

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In his memoir, My Father,The Captain, Cousteau examines his relationship with the pioneering explorer.

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