Introduction -- Cecilia Chiang -- Margo Real Bird -- The Washington Wizdom -- Betty Reid Soskin -- Judy Heumann -- Abeer Najjar and Huda Najjar -- Amy Denet Deal -- Dr. Jessica B. Harris -- Norma Jeanne Maloney and Melissa Eason -- JoAni Johnson -- The Gee's Bend Quilting Retreat -- Norma E. Cantú -- Meg Rahner and Michelle De Marco -- Naria Hinojosa -- Sandra Okuma and Jamie Okuma -- Julia Alvarez -- Elizabeth Brim -- Dr. Dorothy Carter-Anthony and Erika Goodwin -- Bobbi Brown -- Ysayë Barnwell -- Stacy London and Amanda Slavin -- Cheryl Strayed -- Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh -- Dr. Jasmine Eugenio and Malaka Gharib -- Ngoc Minh Ngo -- Diana Nyad -- Erin Zimmer Strenio and Jeanette Bell -- Michele Saunders -- Calypso Rose -- The Resistance Revival Chorus -- Lujira Cooper -- Sonoko Sakai -- Dea Sasso and Rachel Prouty -- Natalie Rogers-Cropper -- Elizabeth Gilbert -- Gail Marquis -- Pauline Sanchez and April SunShine Sanchez -- Kate Pierson -- Cara Reedy -- Susan Falkowski and Vivian Howard -- Herreast Harrison -- Mimi Pond -- Yunghi Kim -- Mickey Thoman and Mary Thoman -- Elaine Denniston -- Joan E. Biren and Amelie Zurn-Galinsky -- Rosita Worl -- Priya Krishna and Ligaya Mishan -- Carmen Herrera -- Alice Wong and Sandy Ho -- Emily Meggett -- Nancy Wilbur -- Niki Russ Federman and Rozanne Gold -- Carmen Agra Deedy -- Wanda Blake -- Rebekah Taussig and Bhavna Mehta -- Kat Howkins and Susan Pritchett -- Lisa Congdon -- Blair Braverman and Martha Schouweiler -- Ceyenne Doroshow -- Grace Lynne Haynes and Cheryl R. Riley -- Elisabeth Plumlee-Watson and Jean Loria -- Eloise Greenfield -- Megan Hunt and Patty Pansing Brooks -- Ann Simpson and Anna Sale -- Imara Jones -- Ruth Ann Harnisch -- Roxane Gay and Keah Brown -- Aleyna Rodriguez and Karen Washington -- Patti Paige -- Ann Wood -- Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Raquel Willis -- Paula Greif -- Helen Williams and Camille Banks-Lee.