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Despite calling herself a life-long feminist, filmmaker Jennifer Lee said one day she realized she lacked a visual history of the women's movement of the 20th century. That propelled her to make "Feminist: Stories From Women's Liberation." The 2013 award-winning documentary explores the significance of feminism's second wave. Listen in as she shares her fascinating, personal story. You can learn more about Jennifer at her website Feminststories.com.

Valerie Steele, PhD. has been described as one of the fashion industry's most influential women. Director and Chief Curator of the Museum at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), she has been instrumental in creating the modern field of fashion studies as well as raise public awareness of fashion's cultural and social significance. It's a conversation worth listening to again.

Born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota, Jennifer Baumgardner has one impressive career as an activist. The well-known journalist, author, writer, speaker, cultural critic and filmmaker can now add Publisher/Executive Director of the 'Feminist Press' at CUNY to her resume. Hear how she was profoundly influenced by feminism at an early age and how that made her the woman she is today.

Melissa Silverstein has one helluva resume. She's a writer, lecturer, founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected and go-to-sites when it comes to women, film and other areas of pop culture. She's also the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival at New York City's Barnard College. Clearly she has plenty to talk about.

Dorothy Kalins is a mover and shaker. The founding editor-in-chief of Metropolitan Home, she was also the driving force behind Saveur magazine. Kalins was also Executive Editor of "Newsweek" where she helped direct its National Magazine Award-winning coverage of 9/11. In 2006 she launched Dorothy Kalins Ink - a magazine consulting and book publishing company.