The Women

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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June Diane Raphael honed her comedic improv talents at Upright Citizens Brigade and is now starring in the hit TV show, Grace & Frankie. She was inspired to create a women's coworking space called The Jane Club and co-wrote a guidebook to run for elected office, called Represent.

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

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka grew up under the apartheid regime that restricted almost every aspect of her life and person. Mentored by Nelson Mandela, she served in his cabinet as a minister and later became the Deputy President of South Africa. As Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UN Women, she has brought her mission of championing women and girls to a global stage.

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

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Andrea Young marched in Selma at 9 years old and is now protecting women's right to choose, working on prison reform, and defending voter's rights as the Director of the ACLU of Georgia. 

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

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Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha was tipped off to look deeper at Flint's water in 2015. What she found shocked a nation, rocked a community, and challenged authority. 

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

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Valerie Plame served as a covert CIA operative for almost two decades. In 2003, the Bush administration blew her cover in retaliation for a critical op-ed written by her husband. Her safety was threatened, her career was upended, and she had to decide when, and how, to use her voice.

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

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Every week, host Rose Reid interviews changemakers, disruptors, and trailblazers from all over the world and across the aisle. 

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