Nichelle Nichols, Actress and NASA Recruiter

Extras

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  MAKERS Women in War Valerie Plame

  Valerie Plame Wilson's career was sabotaged after she was “outed” as a high-level spy

  3:56
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  Mae Jemison, First African-American Woman in Space

  Astronaut Mae Jemison on reaching her goal of space travel.

  3:55
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  MAKERS Women in Space: Women are here to stay

  Makers: Women in Space traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program.

  3:27
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  MAKERS Women in Hollywood Thelma and Louise

  Thelma and Louise struck and nerve with male-dominated Hollywood

  3:05
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  MAKERS Women in Space: Peeing in Space

  Women discuss the NASA engineering around going to the bathroom

  2:05
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  Geena Davis talks about her career

  Geena Davis discusses her career in movies and the role of women in the business.

  5:23
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  Jane Lynch on being a comedian

  Comedian Jane Lynch discusses her career and being a female comedian.

  4:31
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  Recalling the Comedic Genius of Joan Rivers

  Examine how Joan Rivers used comedy to spotlight the inequality between men and women.

  1:46
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  MAKERS Women in Hollywood: TV Pioneers

  TV pioneers like Marlo Thomas and Diahann Carroll opened the door to other women

  4:12
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  Joan Rivers on Her Rough Entrance Into Comedy

  Joan Rivers describes her troubles breaking into the comedy world.

  1:04