Nan Orrock was a teenager when she heard the Martin Luther King Jr. speak and that day changed her life. Nan has served over 30 years in both the Georgia Congress and Senate, where she created a women's caucus in both. She has mentored dozens of women in politics and was an early supporter of Emily's List. 

- Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary.

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