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Rose Schneiderman was a pioneering labor organizer and suffragist.
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Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election.
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Charlotta Bass was the first Black woman to run for Vice President of the United States.
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Zitkála-Šá co-composed and wrote the libretto for the first American Indian opera.
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Gloria Naylor speaks about the American dream and Nella Larsen's "Passing."
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Lois Weber was an early film pioneer and one of the first directors to own a film studio.
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Jeannette Rankin made history as the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
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Dionne Warwick discusses Lena Horne and her other musical influences.
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Patti Smith shares her thoughts on Lou Reed and the 70s rock and roll scene.
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Baayork Lee discusses starring on Broadway at age 5 and working with Richard Rodgers.