In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Shirley Tilghman who was the first woman to serve as president of Princeton University from 2001-2013. 

Shirley discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. 
 
Episode Resources

• Haslam, N. (2016).  Bell-Shaped Distribution of Personality Traits.  In Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds).  Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer.Cham.
• Kennedy, Pagan. "How to Cultivate the Art of Serendipity." The New York Times (January 2, 2016). nytimes.com/2016/01/03/opinionhow-to-cultivate-the-art-of-serendipity.html
• Lewis Centre for the Creative and Performing Arts: https://arts.princeton.edu
• Piper, Martha and Samarasekera, Indira. Nerve: Lessons on leadership from two women who went first. Toronto, Ontario ECW Press, 2021. www.nerve2021.com
• Slaughter, Anne-Marie. "Why Women Still Can't Have It All." The Atlantic (July/August 2012). theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/

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