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      Doctors Thought She Had “Brain Damage,” But Her Autistic Mind Revolutionized the Cattle Industry | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      With her autistic mind, animal scientist Temple Grandin saw what no one else could and developed more humane ways to treat cattle.

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      Construction was clogged with sexism—until she fought for more women in the pipeline | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      After being denied entry into her local union, tradeswoman activist Judaline Cassidy now gives women and girls the tools they need to succeed in construction.

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      This Woman Stopped Radical Mastectomies From Being the Standard Breast Cancer Treatment in America | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      When Dr. Susan Love suggested lumpectomies and less invasive surgery for breast cancer patients, many male colleagues refused to listen. So she started the first American facility to specialize in breast disease and ended the use of radical mastectomies as the standard of care for breast cancer in America.

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      She Invented the Tiny Tech That Allows You to Watch Videos on Your Phone | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      She created a new field of technology that is microscopic in size, but huge in impact. How Millie Dresselhaus became a larger-than-life STEM legend.

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      This Mom Wants to Teach One Million Black Girls How to Code By 2040 | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Kimberly Bryant started Black Girls Code to make sure young girls of color, including her daughter, aren’t left behind.

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      Little League Said Girls Were Too “Weak” to Play Baseball. This Girl Fought Back | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Little League argued girls had “weaker bones and muscles” so shouldn’t be allowed to play baseball. Maria Pepe showed them what it’s really means to throw like a girl.

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      She Broke Through the Glass Ceiling (and the Stratosphere) as the First Woman of Color in Space. Ever. | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      How Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to space and inspired future generations to reach for the stars too.

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      Women Weren’t Allowed on the Frontlines Until This U.S. Veteran Fought for the Right to Defend Her Country | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      After three tours in Afghanistan, MJ Hegar battled sexism at home—and won the right for women to pursue combat careers in the military.

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      The Old Boys’ Network Didn’t Believe Women Could Run for Office. Ellen Malcolm Proved Them All Wrong | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      The old boys’ network refused to fund female candidates, believing women couldn’t win. Ellen Malcolm gave them a run for their money by starting the fundraising network EMILY’s List, which has helped elect 70% of the congresswomen currently in office.

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      She Broke Through The Stained-Glass Ceiling to Become the First Female Orthodox “Rabba” | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Sara Hurwitz never had a female Rabbinic role model in the Orthodox Jewish faith. Still she pursued her goal to become the first Jewish Orthodox “Rabba.”

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      One Dancer’s Performance Moved the Civil Rights Movement into the Spotlight | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Judith Jamison’s history-making performance of “Cry” became a rallying statement for the Civil Rights Movement. Now, as the artistic director emerita of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, she’s continuing to put African American culture center stage.

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      The Creator of Sesame Street was Told to Let a Man Run the Show. Why She Said Absolutely Not | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      When she started Sesame Street, Joan Ganz Cooney was told a man should run the show so it would be taken seriously. Her response was brought to you by the letter B for Bulls**t

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      The FDNY Has a Record Number of Women Firefighters. This Woman Made it Possible | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      How Brenda Berkman extinguished sexism in the FDNY and paved the way for a record of women firefighters to serve

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      Women Weren’t Allowed to Run the Boston Marathon. She Did it Anyway | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Women were said to be “physically incapable” of finishing a marathon. Watch how Kathrine Switzer ran that myth into the ground.

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      Meet the Woman Who Really Took Man to the Moon | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Neil Armstrong took one small step for man, and Katherine Johnson made one giant leap for womankind as the NASA mathematician who helped compute the path to the moon.

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      How This Cuban Refugee Became the First Latina in Congress | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Fleeing Fidel Castro’s dictatorship taught Ileana Ros-Lehtinen the importance of democracy. Here’s how the Cuban refugee chased her American dream, and ended up the first Latina in Congress.

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      Check out the Badass “First Female of Finance” | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      In 1967, there were 1,375 men on Wall Street ... and just one woman. Here’s why Muriel Siebert invested in advocating for more feminists in finance.

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      Flight Attendants Were Forced To Retire at Age 32 Until This Woman Said F*** That | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Weigh-ins. No-marriage policies. And by age 32, you were out of a job. Dusty Roads knew someone had to take a stand up against sexism among flight attendants—so she caused some turbulence and landed in history books.

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      The First Female NBA Referee Was Told to “Go Back to the Kitchen” | Bold & Untold by MAKERS

      Find out how Violet Palmer called foul on sexism on the basketball court and scored a slam dunk for women referees.

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      Season 2 Sneak Peek | Bold & Untold

      They should be household names, but instead they’re hidden figures. Not anymore. In our new MAKERS series, we highlight the activists, advocates, and all-around awesome women who have been ripped out of modern history books. These are fearless feminists who put man on the moon and girls on the pitcher’s mound; transformed male-dominated industries like finance and construction; and paved the way for others to succeed.

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