Her discoveries of radium and radioactivity revolutionized our world. She opened the doors of science to women world-wide. And yet, ironically, Marie Curie almost never made it into the laboratory. Witness a life that challenges our assumptions about what one person can achieve and the responsibilities of science.

Eleanor Roosevelt's public career spanned many decades. Meet Mrs. Roosevelt during one of three eras: "This is My Story" Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression - or - "What We Are Fighting For" Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II - or - "Achieving Human Rights" Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations. Find out why her views are still so relevant today.

How did Mary Shelley's Frankenstein reflect her own experience? Why does the story endure to this day? See the writer's craft in action. Re-examine your own ideas on what makes us human. Today's capabilities of cloning and genetic engineering charge us to re-examine the implications of what was once thought to be merely fantasy.

The entrepreneurial audacity and artistic flair of Vernon and Irene Castle ignited a dance craze explosion that swept across America. The Castle's brief, almost incandescent career strewed numerous legacies in its wake: bobbed hair, challenges to the color barrier, and an unexpected animal rights altruism born of a heartless side of vaudeville.

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