Nichelle Nichols, Actress and NASA Recruiter

Extras

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  Judy Blume

  Judy Blume is a best selling author.

  2:56
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  For All Women

  African American women saw little in the Women's Movement that resonated with their lives

  0:00
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  Dr. Susan Love

  Dr. Love on breaking surgery's glass ceiling and her approach to breast cancer

  3:03
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  Ladies Home Journal Sit In

  Women held a sit-in at the offices of Ladies Home Journal

  2:36
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  Stop ERA

  The fight to ratify the ERA

  10:39
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  Civil Rights

  African American women were not sure if the women's movement included them.

  2:58
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  1950 Housewives

  Most middle class women of the 1950s became homemakers. Many women felt dissatisfied.

  9:14
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  MAKERS Women in Politics: Government Shutdown

  Female leadership in the Senate start the discussion to end the shutdown.

  3:09
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  Sara Blakely talks about entrepreneurship

  Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, and her million dollar idea.

  4:25
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  Nancy Pelosi, First Female Speaker of the House

  In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.

  4:33