To understand why I am a teacher, all you have to do is meet Nikki. She is that one special person in my life who inspired me to become a special education teacher. Read More
For a sport that's widely regarded as men-only, football has seen a fresh development of women blazing the field. From Lauren Silberman's unprecedented NFL try-out to ten year old sensation Samantha Gordon's impressive talent, women are breaking down gender barriers in football. Read More
In 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed into federal law by President Bill Clinton. It was a landmark bill that MAKER Esta Soler heavily influenced: Read More
MAKERS and PBS were recently featured in a Television Critics' Association (TCA) panel on the upcoming documentary MAKERS: Women Who Make America, the documentary which traces the last 50 years of the women’s moveme Read More
She's nine. She's a girl. And you've never seen a football player like her. Read More
It remains to be seen how well the United States planned for and responded to women and girls’ needs in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. But one thing all Americans – women and men – can be conscious of and play an active role in, is insuring that the voices, needs and talents of women and girls are not ignored or marginalized in the recovery phase of Sandy. Read More
As you might remember, fair pay was a question asked about recently by undecided voter Katherine Fenton in the presidential town hall-style debate. So the Twitter campaign #RU4FairPay was launched to raise awareness as election day approaches. Read More
She was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention and was mentioned during the Presidential debate last night, so who is Lilly Ledbetter and why is her story important to women? Read More
MAKERS Seeks Six Extraordinary Women to be Featured on MAKERS.com Alongside America’s Most Inspirational Women Read More
It’s not every day you’re surrounded by women who have truly made America. Last week we found ourselves at Casa Lever restaurant in NYC, lunching with dozens of MAKERS, women who have gone against the mold, broken down barriers and whose stories have impacted and inspired us all. Read More
