Meet the local heroes profiled in the Now on PBS book Your America and watch video of their inspiring stories. 7 of the 12 are women, engaged in everything from ending domestic abuse, forcing chemical companies to stop dumping, and whistleblowing on Halliburton. See all stories…

March is Women’s History Month–but we’d like to shine a light on women of immense accomplishment, fortitude and inspiration, though not an equal amount of recognition. From Bill Moyers, Maria Hinojosa, Judy Woodruff, Lidia Bastianich, Martin Savidge, Tom Stewart and Paula Zahn: their personal unsung heroines.

Though born into wealth, Mrs. Bolton was a pioneer in Nursing Advocacy, kept 14 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1940-68), and was the first woman Representative to the U.N. Read more about her life and work.