There’s an unofficial dress code for women in local news: form-fitting dresses, smooth hair, sleek makeup. As a green reporter, Jana Shortal thought looking the part was the only route to landing the stories she desperately wanted to tell.

After moving to the United States in 1959, Cecilia Chiang launched the Mandarin in San Francisco. The restaurant introduced foods like Peking duck, pot stickers and hot and sour soup to an American audience.

The Sirens Women's+ Motorcycle Club in New York City is more than a group of women riding choppers.

For rock climber Frank Sanders, the captivating power of Devils Tower was instant and life-long. At this iconic butte in Wyoming, the climb never gets old.

Monica Veloz, aka MonicaStyleMuse, is a beauty influencer amplifying the voices of Afro-Latina women.

Barn owls have long been one of the secrets to Napa Valley’s world-class wines. The next time you take a sip of that California pinot, take a moment to thank our feathered friends.

Mandy Harvey was studying music in college when she lost her hearing. She sings by feeling vibrations in the floor, and by using the muscle memory of her vocal cords to sing notes.

Lizzo stopped talking in order to find her voice. And in that period of self-imposed silence, she told herself she'd become a professional singer.

At an independent living community in New York, residents visit stylists at the Riverwalk Salon and describe how they interpret beauty.