#museoftheweek

To assume that Amal Clooney’s biggest achievement is her husband would be an extremely ignorant move to make. While George Clooney is yes, possibly one the the most desired and talented actors on the planet, she simply outshines him. 

Clooney is a Lebanese-British barrister who specialises in international law and human rights. She has represented the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, and also the Eygptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy. She was born in the Lebanon but moved to England with her family at two years old during the Lebanese civil war. Her mother is also a well known political journalist.. Clooney not only studied and gained a degree in Juriprudence at Oxford university, but went on to gain another degree in law at New York, where she also received the award for excellence in entertainment law. 

Simply put she is a highly successful woman who is not only working but practically leading in a field where only roughly 1/3 of her peers are female. She has also gained two degrees In two of the top universities in the world. She’s also worked for the United Nations in some of their most high profile events. 

However Clooney isn't just a hugely successful barrister (as if that wasn’t impressive enough). She has also:

 taught law at many universities across the uk, 

been chosen as Barbras Walter’s most fascinating person 2015,

been shortlisted for best British style (alongside supermodel Kate moss), 

Cofounded the Clooney Foundation of Justice (with her husband)

Started a scholarship, aptly named the Amal Clooney Scholarship, which sends one girl from the Lebanon to university each year,

She sponsors a student named Hazim Avdal to attend the university of Chicago,

Following the school shootings in early 2018, she and her husband have pledged half a million dollars to “The March of Our Lives”

In short, Clooney is one of the most intelligent, beautiful, empowered, empathetic and fashionable role models of our time. 

Political activism

 Killer Style

Bianca Jagger, a citizen of both Britain and Nicaragua, was born in 1945. In her early life she received a scholarship to study political science in Paris. she was said to have been influenced heavily by eastern philosophy and Ghandi. In the early 70′s and 80′s, she was known as a heavy party-goer, and became closely associated with New York’s legendary Studio 54. In the early 70′s she married musician Mick Jagger, with whom she had a daughter, however they divorced on the grounds of his adultery with model Jerry Hall seven years later. She was also heavily associated with her constant charity work, as well as her close friendship with artist Andy Warhol. 

Jagger has founded the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation,  opposed the death penalty and defended the rights of women an indigenous people in Latin America, spoke up for victims of the conflicts in Bosnia and Serbia, and has collaborated with many organisations including Amnesty International. She has also visited Nicaragua many times, particularly in times of desperation, such as following an earthquake in 1972. Furthermore, in recent years she's also started to focus on the environment, speaking in public about moving on from the use of petrol and even launching an online campaign called “Plant a Pledge initiative”, which aims to restore 150 million hectares of forest around the world by 2020. However, these are only a fraction of the amazing things Jagger has done. Overall, she's contributed to improved rights for women, minority groups, victims of conflict, victims of natural disaster and also helped the environment. 

Aside from her political work, Jagger is also known for her groundbreaking style. Described as the original “It” girl by some, her style ranged from sleek and smart, to sexy disco-queen. I personally think that what was so admirable about her style was that she always looks so put together and so glamorous, and furthermore, doing this while always still looking so damn cool. When she wasn’t wearing beautiful chic gowns, she was wearing stylish suits, sometimes even men’s suits (and they still looked beautiful). Even when wearing a simple shirt, she carried herself with such elegance. I also have to credit this to her looks. She is gorgeous, and barely needed to wear much more than her red lipstick, oversized sunglasses or one of her many charming hats to look like the bewitching superstar that she truly is.  (Jagger is still very much alive, i’m just referencing her most famous time). Overall, her fashion sense is iconic, and still serves as inspiration today.