For Mother’s Day, Marguerite Kearns shares the story of her grandmother, Edna Buckman Kearns, a leader in the suffrage movement for the state of New York.

Educator and Tufts University Literature Professor Kristina Aikens shares the story of English author and poet Charlotte Brontë.

Marceline White, the Executive Director at Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, discusses one of the more colorful, and controversial figures of the Women’s Reform Movement, Victoria Woodhull.

Author Kat Smutz shares the story of one of the most controversial and misunderstood US Civil War spies, Elizabeth Van Lew.

The legendary silent-film actress Mary Pickford is discussed by museum professional Eloise Batic.

Writer, teacher, and filmmaker Cindy Gueli shares the story of Martha Putney, one of the first African-American members of the Women’s Army Corp of WWII.

The life of Kate Warne, America’s first female detective, is shared by author and museum professional Lauren Silberman.

Director of the Abbe Museum, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, talks about pioneering Anthropologist Margaret Mead.

Museum professional Kate Marks shares the story of First Lady Dolley Madison.

Artist Janet K. Lee discusses a trio of women working as illustrators at the turn-of-the-century, known as The Red Rose Girls.