What does a good life look like?

The last of the Five Good Emperors, Marcus Aurelius ruled Rome while maintaining a deeply philosophical inner life. His private journal, later published as 'Meditations,' became one of the most influential works of Stoic philosophy.

Mexican artist known for her surrealist self-portraits and works inspired by Mexican folk art. Despite chronic pain from a bus accident, she created 143 paintings, 55 of which were self-portraits, transforming suffering into iconic art.

One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Franklin was a polymath who excelled as a writer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and civic leader. He systematically cultivated virtue through his famous '13 virtues' self-improvement program.

French existentialist philosopher, writer, and feminist theorist. Her book 'The Second Sex' is a foundational text of contemporary feminism. She lived an unconventional life, challenging bourgeois values while producing influential philosophy and literature.