Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) was the first African American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot's license. She crossed...

Barbara Hillary (1931-2019) was the first Black woman to travel to both the North Pole and the South Pole. This month, we’re...

Augusta and Adeline Van Buren (1884-1959, 1889-1949) made a harrowing cross country motorcycle journey to prove women had as...

Welcome to the first in our From Our Inbox series, in which we give listeners a taste of the mail we get from folks wanting to...

Arati Saha (1940-1994) was the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel. This month, we’re talking about adventurers...

Annie Londonderry (1870-1947) was a housewife-turned-cyclist who went on to become the first woman to bicycle around the world....

Anésia Pinheiro Machado (1904-1999) has been crowned the “Dean of All Woman Pilots.” She broke glass ceilings to become one of...

Ada Blackjack (1898-1983) learned to adapt to the harsh conditions of the Arctic as a castaway for two years. This month, we’re...

Sir Lady Java (c. 1943-present) stood against a Los Angeles law that targeted trans women, drag performers and anyone who dared...