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U.S. Senator (R-Texas)

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Pioneering Latina Writer

Andrea Jung

First Female CEO of AVON

Shirley Tilghman

Molecular Biologist & Princeton President

Shirley Tilghman on falling in love with science, her first major breakthrough, and career serendipity at Princeton.

Pat Schroeder

Former Congresswoman

Schroeder on the conflicting ideals for women throughout her education, running for Congress in Denver, her decision to take on women and family issues, and what weight the next generation must carry with them.

Geraldine Ferraro

Vice-Presidential Nominee

Brenda Berkman

First NYC Female Firefighter

Diane Nash

Civil Rights Leader

Diane English

Creator of "Murphy Brown"

Tracy K. Smith

Poet

Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

Katie Couric

Network News Pioneer

Katie Couric on the loss of her husband, her history-making turn at CBS Evening News, and facing the critics.

Diahann Carroll

Actress

Actress Diahann Carroll, star of groundbreaking television series Julia, discusses her journey prevailing through discrimination in an unintegrated industry to her long, successful, and trailblazing career.

CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA

Sandra Day O'Connor

First Female Justice at the U.S. Supreme Court

Kirsten Gillibrand

United States Senator, New York

Nancy Pelosi

First Female Speaker of the US House Of Representatives

Nancy Pelosi on getting into politics after five kids, breaking the marble ceiling, and her message to young women going into politics.

Madeleine Albright

First Female Secretary of State

Albright on her late career start, building confidence, and holding her own with male statesmen.

Monica Crowley

Conservative Commentator & Author

Eleanor Holmes Norton

U.S. Congresswoman, District of Columbia

Breast Cancer Pioneer

Amy Lehman shares the story behind the construction of a floating hospital in Central Africa, including how she first discovered the secluded, poverty-stricken African lake.

Leila Janah

Global Economic Advocate

When Leila Janah became frustrated with the bureaucracy of international development, she didn't give up. Instead, started her own company, Samasource.

Katharine Wolf

Social Challenge Advisor

Lydia Villa-Komaroff

Molecular Biologist

France Córdova

First Female Chief Scientist at NASA

Teaching Yoga to Women

Nevine Michaan on finding in yoga a surreptitious career path and a way to empower other women.

Bethany Hamilton

Professional Surfer

Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer, whose dedication to the sport has helped her overcome every obstacle to success

Danica Patrick

Champion Race Car Driver

Maria Pepe

Little League's First Girl

Billie Jean King

Tennis Champion & Activist

Mae O'Malley

Attorney & Entrepreneur

Ursula Burns

CEO, Xerox Corporation

Gina Bianchini

Social Software Entrepreneur

Anne Wojcicki

Co-Founder & CEO, 23andMe

CEO and Co-Founder Anne Wojcicki of genetic testing company 23andMe on how she grew a love for science despite not being the best at it and how she believes everybody can understand science and contribute to changing the face of research.

Lisa Stone

Blogger & Entrepreneur

Lisa Stone shares her path from a traditional journalism career at CNN to the new world of blogging and what led her to co-found BlogHer.

Linda Alvarado

CEO, Alvarado Construction, Inc.

Susan Wojcicki

Senior Vice President of Advertising & Commerce, Google

Bonnie Schaefer

CEO & Philanthropist

Ruth Simmons

First African-American Ivy League President

Rachel Simmons

Educator & Author

Alexa von Tobel

Personal Finance Expert

Michelle Rhee

Education Reformer

Michelle Rhee on her early teaching days, mission to improve public education, and controversial term as Public Schools Chancellor in DC.

Barbara Smith

Groundbreaking Publisher of Women of Color

Smith on bringing black women's literature to colleges and publishing, and the changing self-image of young women of color.

Groundbreaking Scholar & College President

Karen Nussbaum

Founder of 9to5 First Union for Secretaries

Olivia Joy Stinson

Founder, Pen Pals Book Club For Children of Incarcerated Parents

Charlotte Bunch

International Women's Rights Activist

Alexis Jones

Female Empowerment Speaker

Inspiring confidence in young women requires visible, positive role models. Alexis Jones discusses how her company, I AM THAT GIRL, empowers girls through the creation of alternative media and safe communities.

Catharine MacKinnon

Pioneering Legal Scholar

MacKinnon on her long journey from defining sexual harassment, to the Supreme Court adopting her argument, and extending her counsel across the world.

Jill Chambers

Retired U.S. Army Colonel

Brenda Berkman

First NYC Female Firefighter

Barbara Smith

Groundbreaking Publisher of Women of Color

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