As an Indian-American, Kriti Sarav struggled to embrace her identity. Her podcast, My Very Own Bully, tells the story of what it was like growing up between two cultures. In a tiny closet in her room, Sarav recorded her story.…
After a tight game, the Stanford Wildcats were crowned the champions of the NCAA’s women’s tournament. The team played against the Arizona Cardinals. The final score of 54-53 came down to the final seconds. Haley Jones led the team to…
Equal Pay Day is three month and 24 days into the year. That is the number of extra days a woman has to work to make the same amount of money a man with the same job made in the…
Kim Janey remembers Boston’s desegregation era, when she had rocks thrown at her on the school bus. Today, she is Boston’s first black and first woman mayor. Janey is taking Marty Walsh’s place, who became President Biden’s labor secretary. The…
Dr. Rachel Levine is new the assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services. The vote made history, as Levine is the first openly transgender federal official. Levine used to be the secretary of health for…
Chien-Shiung Wu was an accomplished nuclear physicist. To honor her achievements in nuclear physics, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) created a stamp with her face. In her 40-year career, Wu won the National Medal of Science and had an asteroid…
Born without arms, Jessica Cox never left her disability hold her back. She uses her feet as her hands. In 2008, she became the first person with no arms to pass the pilot’s test. She flies an Ercoupe plane. Designed…
Just before Valentine’s Day, Taylor Swift released her first re-recording, “Love Story (Taylor’s Version).” It was downloaded 10,000 times in 24 hours and had millions of on-demand streams. This new version is part of a bigger plan that Swift has…
Trained chef Lena Richard was an African American celebrity chef in New Orleans in 1949. Her cooking show was so popular, it aired twice a week. She taught viewers how to prepare Creole dishes from her own cookbook. As well…
At age 22, Amanda Gorman is the youngest poet to write and recite a verse at a presidential inauguration. Her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” spoke about unity, healing, grief, and hope. President Joe Biden addressed similar themes in his…