Presents portraits of sixteen girls and women from the late 1800s through today who have championed important issues and tried to create lasting change in the world.

Megan Grassell : ripening a Yellowberry -- Margaret Sanger : "woman must not accept; she must challenge" -- Alice Paul : equal rights for women -- Maggie Kuhn : young and old together -- Sampat Pal Devi : founding the Gulabi Gang -- Dana Edell : girl power -- Malala Yousafzai : speaking out for girls' education -- Mary Harris "Mother" Jones : the queen of agitators -- Vandana Shiva : food and forests for the people -- Rigoberta Menchú Tum : touched by the hand of destiny -- Kalpona Akter : garment workers in solidarity -- Jane Addams : weaving the safety net, joining hands for peace -- Ida B. Wells : shining the light on lynching -- Buffy Sainte-Marie : It shines through her -- Judy Baca : walls that shout -- Leymah Gbowee : women in white demand peace.