An award-winning professor of astronomy and physics at UC Irvine with a long and colorful career, Trimble is also co-editor of The Sky Is for Everyone, a collection of autobiographies of trailblazing women astronomers from around the world.

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Her new book, Hotbed: Bohemian Greenwich Village and the Secret Club That Sparked Modern Feminism, tells about early-20th century women who were determined to change the world with their bold ideas and activism—and did!

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When this former astronaut was growing up, there were few women-in-space role models for her to follow. In this reprise episode, Dr. Ochoa reveals how her excellence in math and science led her to a job at NASA, four space flights, and eventually becoming director of the Johnson Space Center.

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For 16 years—starting when the site at Ground Zero was just a hole in the ground—Alice Greenwald has worked to make the 9/11 Memorial and Museum a place of remembrance, awe and inspiration. 

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When she was an undergrad at Princeton, she launched a revolution in education with Teach for America, a way to help children in under-served neighborhoods get a good education. With Teach for All, her mission has gone international. In time for a new school year, we revisit this inspiring episode with Wendy Kopp.

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In 2020, a new statue installed in Central Park made instant history. A tribute to three pioneers of women’s suffrage—Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony—it is the first in the Park to depict real women. The statue's sculptor, Meredith Bergmann, reveals how she turns her subjects into monuments that will inspire others for hundreds of years. 

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She recently completed her third term as Poet Laureate of the United States, the first Native American to hold that position. Her poetry helps us make sense of the world, and also to see Native Americans for who they are. Says Harjo: “I wanted people to know that we are human beings, we are all kinds and we aren’t all the same.”

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When she was a young teen, she patented a unique technology that stops online bullying before it starts. This recent Harvard grad and Rhodes Scholar is also the CEO and founder of her own company, ReThink, as well as an author and activist who is committed to bringing positive change to the world.

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It’s the statue that launched a million selfies. The four-foot high Fearless Girl facing the New York Stock Exchange is a symbol of female courage and empowerment. Its creator, sculptor Kristen Visbal, tells how she developed this instantly-iconic work of art. 

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Historian Susan Ware tells us about some remarkable heroes we don’t hear enough about: Women of the 19thand 20th centuries who fought for all people’s rights—with passion, creativity and even humor.

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