The mission will go to the International Space Station, where Meir will perform a range of physiological, medical and chemistry experiments.

At age 91, the celebrated sex therapist is focusing her efforts on millennials—and on spreading the message of "never again."

Rabbi Miriam Hamrell ministers to the needs of her Los Angeles congregation, Ahavat Torah, and teaches Talmud to incarcerated women.

Weiss refers to herself as politically heterodox, and in her sharp, cleverly written columns, does not hesitate to tackle provocative ideas like intersectionality.

At Weight Watchers, CEO Grossman has focused on reinvigorating the sensible-but-aging 55-year-old global company.

Kara Brook is the honey entrepreneur behind Waxing Kara, a producer of small-batch honey and items from candles to lotions.

The first Hasidic woman to hold elected office in America, Judge Ruchie Freier is also the founder of an all-female EMT service in New York.

Lipman, former editor in chief of "USA Today," is the author of the recent best seller "That's What She Said," about women in the workplace.