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Interviews with 200 women from a variety of backgrounds provide a snapshot of female life around the globe. Interviewees include: * Jane Goodall, conservation and animal welfare activist* Margaret Atwood, author and winner of The Booker Prize* Roxane Gay, author and feminist* Rene Montagne, former host of NPR's Morning Edition* Alicia Garza, activist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter * Alfre Woodard, award-winning actor and activist * Marian Wright Edelman, head of the Children's Defense Fund* Lydia Ko, professional golfer and Olympian* Dolores Huerta, labor activist, community organizer, and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association* Alice Waters, chef, author, and food rights advocate* Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author and Macarthur Foundation fellowEach woman shares her unique reply to the same five questions: What really matters to you, What brings you happiness, What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery, What would you change if you could, and Which single word do you most identify with With responses ranging from uplifting to heartbreaking, these women offer gifts of empowerment and strength-inviting us to bring positive change at a time when so many are fighting for basic freedom and equality.