Shorthand Published: 5:23 AM - 23 Feb 2017 Arianna Huffington International Woman of the Week Eva Lightfoot @evalightfoot Born 15th July 1950. Photo Credit: Studied Economics at Girton College, Cambridge. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Became the first foreign and third female President of the Cambridge Union. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons In 1973, Huffington wrote The Female Woman. Photo Credit: Pexels During the 1980's she wrote several articles for The National Review. Photo Credit: Pexels In 1981, Huffington wrote two biographies, Maria Callas and Pablo Picasso. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons She was nominated for an Emmy along with the writing team for Politically Incorrect. Photo Credit: Pixabay In 1998, she did a weekly radio show, 'Left, Right and Center'. Photo Credit: Pixabay In 2003, Huffington ran as an independent candidate in the California elections. Photo Credit: Pexels In 2005, she co-founded and became editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post. Photo Credit: Max Pixel In 2009, Huffington was name the 12th most influential woman in the media. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons AOL bought The Huffington Post in 2011, for US$315 million. Photo Credit: Pixabay Huffington stepped down as editor-in-chief in 2016 to devote her time to her new start-up Thrive Global. Photo Credit: Pixabay