Women 100 Archive
As an activist and social reformer, Susan B. Anthony was tireless in her efforts to convince others to support the women's right to vote.
Air Date: May 25, 2020
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Mary Barra is the CEO at General Motors and the first woman in history to head one of the “Big Three” American automakers.
Air Date: May 18, 2020
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Ann Dunwoody was the first female battalion commander for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1992 and the first female general at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 2000.
Air Date: May 11, 2020
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Women now make up 26 percent of the Senate and 23 percent of the House, the highest percentages ever.
Air Date: May 4, 2020
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Mo’ne Davis was the first girl to pitch a shutout in the history of the Little League World Series, and was the first African American girl to play in the competition.
Air Date: April 27, 2020
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Arlan Hamilton is a venture capitalist who champions “underestimated” and “underrepresented” entrepreneurs in technology and other fields.
Air Date: April 20, 2020
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Brittney C. Cooper is a black feminist author, scholar, and professor who explores the influences of hip-hop and crunk music on feminist ideals.
Air Date: April 13, 2020
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Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski dreamed of creating spacecraft at age 9. Now, she's one of the leading theoretical physicists in the world.
Air Date: April 6, 2020
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Florynce Kennedy was a lawyer who was one of the most dazzling and outspoken activists of the 20th century. In her trademark cowboy hat a
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Air Date: March 30, 2020
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This week, meet the founder of a nonprofit that works to increase the number of young women interested in computer science.
Air Date: March 23, 2020
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Ida B. Wells was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862 and dedicated her life to exposing the injustices of racism and sexism and the
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Air Date: March 16, 2020
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After surviving the worst high school shooting in American history, this student channeled her grief into activism.
Air Date: March 2, 2020
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Indra Nooyi is a business executive named as one of the world’s most powerful women by Forbes, Fortune, The Wall
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Air Date: February 24, 2020
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Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn in 1924 and spent her childhood living with her grandmother in Barbados.
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Air Date: February 18, 2020
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