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United States Senator, New York

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Billie Jean King

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Rachel McLish

First Female Bodybuilding Champion

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Donna de Varona

Olympic Champion & Sportscaster

Misty Copeland

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Little League's First Girl

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Susan Wojcicki

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CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA

Bonnie Schaefer

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Katharine Wolf

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Johnnetta Cole

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Barbara Smith

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Michelle Rhee

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Joan Sullivan knows that the proof of education is in results. She discusses the work she did for the South Bronx education system before moving to become Deputy Mayor of Education for Los Angeles.

Rebecca Morris

Abstract Painter

Rebecca Morris discusses the highlights of her career as an abstract painter.

Ruth Simmons

First African-American Ivy League President

Youth Empowerment Organizer

Lydia Cincore-Templeton

Foster Youth Advocate

Catharine MacKinnon

Pioneering Legal Scholar

Robin Morgan

Writer & Feminist Activist

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Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown on getting the women's movement to accept lesbians and writing Rubyfruit Jungle.

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