Rebecca Moses knew from an early age she wanted to be a fashion designer. Graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), she landed her first job at Pierre Cardin and launched her own clothing line. On a trip to Italy to check out a factory, she fell in love with the owner. For 20 years Moses lived and worked outside of Milan and raised her two boys. But when her husband died suddenly in 2010, she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour, her world turned “upside down.” Returning to New York City to raise her boys, she wrote a book (Rebecca Moses: A Life of Style https://amzn.to/3sYyC8k), and dove into painting, illustration and animations for organizations like the Fragrance foundation and Bergdorf Goodman. The pandemic was “a frightening time for the entire world,” she says. “My family in Italy was in a very bad way. I could hear the sirens of ambulances which drove me crazy.” Feeling “helpless” and like she had to do something, Moses went onto Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/rebeccamosesofficial/) and asked women to share the stories of their lives during the pandemic. She offered to draw them. “Letters flew in—humorous, sad, inspirational from six continents.” Moses “painted like a mad woman and didn’t sleep.” 400 portraits later, her project which she calls the Stay Home Sisters is going strong. “These women come from all walks of life: there is diversity in backgrounds, religion, careers. What happened next is the women connected with each other and said, ‘you’re not alone.’ It became a movement.” Moses is still taking entries! Some of the series will be shown at the Guggenheim and the portraits of nurses will be touring a hospital. “This past year witnessed lost of people revaluation gather lives,” Moses says. “Ask yourself, ‘is this the life I want to live?’"
#147 Using a Fragrance Business to Fund New Treatments for Depression (Audrey Gruss)
#146 Embracing the Humility of Starting Something New (Kristin van Ogtrop)
#145 Finding a Way to Marry Life-Coaching and Interior Design (Carrie Leskowitz)
#144 Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder atAge 31 (Sarah Nannery)
#143 From PR to Tony-Nominated Broadway Producer (Robin Gorman)
#142 From Acting to Making Wishes Come True (Alexa Fischer)
#141 Sometimes You Have to Make Sacrifices to Start a New Dream (Tammi Leader Fuller)
#140 The Power of Uber-Positive Thinking (Ashley Miles)
#139 Going from Invisible to Visible When Taking Over the Family Business (Azra Khalfan-Kermali)
#138 From Women’s Rights to Animal Rights (Tharaka Sriram)
#137 Finding a Lucrative Hole in the Dying Journalism Market (Tharaka Sriram)
#136 Grabbing Coffee with Strangers on LinkedIn ‘till She Found Her Bliss (Kate Isler)
#135 Using Generosity and Altruism to Transform the World’s Health (Danielle Butin)
134 Reinventing the Way the World Thinks About Imperfect (Emily Rapp Black)
#133 When Trying CBD is Your Aha Moment (Kerrigan Behrens)
#132 It Gets Greater Later (Bevy Smith)
#131 Breaking Down So You Can Break Through (Laila Tarraf)
#130 When Getting Laid Off is the Biggest Shock of Your Life (Linda Fears)
#129 If it’s a Passion, then Just Do It (Jennifer Degenhardt)
#128 From Lawyer to Walking Guru (Joyce Shulman)
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