She was born in Prague, the daughter of a Czech diplomat and an academic, but her childhood was anything but settled. Her family fled first to London to escape the Nazis, then later to America, where they started over in the West. From there, she carved out a life that was anything but ordinary; scholar, professor, foreign policy advisor, and ultimately the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.
Sharp-witted, unflinching, and with a knack for using brooches as subtle political commentary, let’s talk about one of the fiercest voices in modern diplomacy: Madeleine Albright.