Marie C. Wilson is a feminist, author, political organizer and entrepreneur; founder and president emerita of the White House Project and the Ms. Foundation for Women; and creator of Take our Daughters to Work Day.
Wilson studied philosophy at Vanderbilt University,[6] where she and now-Senator Lamar Alexander supported black activist James Lawson during his sit-ins at Nashville's lunch counters to protest racism.
After having built the largest university-based women's program in the county, Wilson worked at the Iowa Bankers Association, serving as its Vice President, and Director of Education and Human Resources.
Since its inception, it has leveraged tens of millions of dollars to support local micro-enterprise programs for low-income women and to reshape public policy.
In 1998, while still at the Ms. Foundation, Wilson created the White House Project a national non-profit organization that aimed to advance women's leadership in all communities and sectors, up to the U.S.
[8] In 2004, Wilson and the White House Project collaborated with Mattel and Toys "R" Us to create the Barbie for President doll to encourage girls to become leaders.
And twelve grandchildren: Asha Lee, Treme Wilson, Batia, Joshua, Salla, Mariah, Harrison, Peyton, Mica, Zachary Marine, Alec and Tre.