The Story

Joe Richman of Radio Diaries captures a time when the idea of a woman in political office - especially in the White House - was a joke.

How a Chicago group battled a machine-backed alderman over allowing children to play basketball at a park.

A Kuwati woman whose art show depicted Arab men drinking, smoking and playing cards – and got shut down.

Sheldon Kennedy played for the NHL for years, but he’s better known for standing up and talking publically about what he went through as a victim of child abuse by one of his coaches. He now works to prevent the abuse of young people through a group he founded to train people to recognize the signs of abuse.