December 5th, 2013, was one of the most memorable days at TEDWomen -- and everywhere else in the world, too. A young South African, Boyd Varty, was scheduled to give his TEDTalk that day, and as he came backstage to get miked, the news came through on our phones and computers: Mandela had died. Mandela had visited the Varty family's game preserve, Londolozi, on one of his first retreats after being released from his long prison term. -----Photo credits: (top) Boyd Varty at TEDWomen 2013, courtesy of TedTalks. (middle) Pat visiting with Boyd Varty and his fiancée, Joelle Simpson, in South Africa, credit Scott Seydel.

Source: Huffington Post August 13, 2016 14:56 UTC