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Sex Therapist

Dr. Ruth Westheimer on her journey from orphan of the Holocaust to nationally syndicated TV and radio host who continues to teach woman to take responsibility for their own sexual satisfaction.

Brenda Berkman

First NYC Female Firefighter

Brenda Berkman on integrating the FDNY and the steep price she and others paid to win equality.

Gloria Steinem

Feminist Activist

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Pioneer of Black Women's Studies

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

First Latina Elected to Congress

Creator of "Murphy Brown"

Laura Owens

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Laura Owens talks about the motivation behind her paintings and how she forged a career in the competitive art world.

Susan Brownmiller

Author, "Against Our Will"

Susan Brownmiller on her groundbreaking history of rape which helped transform attitudes and laws to finally protect victims.

Chan Marshall

Musician

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Conservative Commentator & Author

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

First Latina Elected to Congress

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.

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.

Eleanor Holmes Norton

U.S. Congresswoman, District of Columbia

Condoleezza Rice

Former Secretary of State

Kirsten Gillibrand

United States Senator, New York

Susan Wojcicki

Senior Vice President of Advertising & Commerce, Google

Anne Wojcicki

Co-Founder & CEO, 23andMe

Can poverty be addressed through product design? This is the goal of Heather Flemming whose design firm, Catapult Design, develops technology and service solutions for low-income and impoverished communities.

Tiffany Shlain

Filmmaker

Webby Awards Founder Tiffany Shlain talks about the merging of film and technology and why she considers herself a "conversation maker" instead of a "filmmaker."

France Córdova

First Female Chief Scientist at NASA

Renée Loux

Green Expert & Chef

Jane Chen

Non-Profit Healthcare Advocate

Violet Palmer

First Female NBA Referee

Donna de Varona

Olympic Champion & Sportscaster

Nevine Michaan

Teaching Yoga to Women

Misty Copeland

Ballet Dancer

Misty Copeland discusses her journey to the American Ballet Theatre and the importance of providing young girls with positive and diverse role models.

Kathrine Switzer

First Woman to Enter the Boston Marathon

Kathrine Switzer on the prejudices women athletes faced, her historic Boston Marathon run, and the doors it opened for other women athletes.

Vivian Stringer

Champion College Basketball Coach

Bethany Hamilton

Professional Surfer

Billie Jean King

Tennis Champion & Activist

Priya Haji

Social Innovator

Anne Wojcicki

Co-Founder & CEO, 23andMe

Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook COO

Ursula Burns

CEO, Xerox Corporation

Ursula Burns on growing up poor, workplace discrimination, and becoming the first African-American woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Wendy Clark

Sr. Marketing Executive, Coca-Cola

Sr. Marketing Executive at Coca-Cola, Wendy Clark, on the fearlessness she developed as a child, her drive to work in advertising, and the life-changing call from Coca-Cola.

Meg Whitman

Fortune 500 CEO

Diane von Furstenberg

Iconic Fashion Designer

Kris Carr

Cancer Survivor & Author

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

Ruth Simmons

First African-American Ivy League President

Ruth Simmons on escaping poverty and discrimination through education, speaking her mind, and lingering insecurity.

Dena Simmons

Educator

Joan Sullivan

Educator & Public Policy

Founder, Pen Pals Book Club For Children of Incarcerated Parents

Barbara Burns

Coal Miner

Barbara Burns on becoming one of the first female coal miners and her courageous legal battle against sexual harassment.

Ophelia Dahl

World Health Care Advocate

Ophelia Dahl shares her unique upbringing as the child of writer Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal and her experiences as an advocate after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Marian Wright Edelman

Founder, Children's Defense Fund

Ai-jen Poo

Domestic Worker Advocate

Lauri Burns

Teen Advocate

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