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Jane Lynch on being a comedian
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Comedian Jane Lynch discusses her career and being a female comedian.
Recalling the Comedic Genius of Joan Rivers
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Examine how Joan Rivers used comedy to spotlight the inequality between men and women.
MAKERS Women in Hollywood: TV Pioneers
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TV pioneers like Marlo Thomas and Diahann Carroll opened the door to other women
Joan Rivers on Her Rough Entrance Into Comedy
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Joan Rivers describes her troubles breaking into the comedy world.
MAKERS Women in Comedy: Pretty Women
4:32
Chelsea Lately talks about breaking in to comedy
Mae Jemison, First African-American Woman in Space
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Astronaut Mae Jemison on reaching her goal of space travel.
MAKERS Women in Space: Women are here to stay
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Makers: Women in Space traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program.
MAKERS Women in Space: Peeing in Space
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Women discuss the NASA engineering around going to the bathroom
Geena Davis talks about her career
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Geena Davis discusses her career in movies and the role of women in the business.
Diahann Carroll, Star of Julia
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Actress Diahann Carrol discusses the American sitcom Julia.
Zainab Salbi
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Zainab Salbi on finding her calling helping women survivors of war.
Nancy Pelosi, First Female Speaker of the House
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In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
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