The president of the 1.6 million-member American Federation of Teachers is the first openly gay woman to preside over a labor union.

"The uptick in anti-Semitic incidents is worldwide, it’s not just an American phenomenon," Nadell says. But anti-Semitism is only one aspect of the outpouring of hate.

Dreisinger talks about prison reform and race issues in America today as well as how her Modern Orthodox Jewish family life influenced her career choices.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg—lovingly nicknamed RBG by a younger generation—calls her tenure on the Supreme Court the highest privilege of her pioneering career.

Pioneering journalist Ruth Gruber passed away at age 105. She spoke with us on the occasion of her 100th birthday, looking back at her remarkable career.

Five years ago, fueled by frustration and desperation, the Kramer-Golinkoff family decided to do something dramatic to keep Emily alive.

After decades spent working at the pinnacle of broadcast journalism, it is this newswoman’s role as a grandmother that is inspiring her to write today.

The concept of tzedek, justice, “is part of what I am, just as being a woman is part of what I am,” noted the famed jurist.