Season Three
Season three Episode four
Female Firsts
To change the world, sometimes you need to take matters into your own hands. We’ll meet three pioneering women who have fought for change on their own terms, from pro skier and activist Caroline Gleich to suffragist, doctor, and state senator Martha Hughes Cannon to Alyssha Dairsow, whose organization Curly Me! is teaching young girls how to love their natural, curly hair.
Watch Stories from this Episode
Athlete Activist Caroline Gleich
Pro skier & activist Caroline Gleich made a name for herself as the first woman to ski all 90 lines in the Chuting Gallery, a series of steep chutes in the Wasatch. But Caroline wanted to do more than just ski professionally — she wanted to change the world. Caroline uses social media to invite people into the discussion around gender equality and environmentalism, and find ways to get involved.
Cast in Utah
Martha Hughes Cannon was a suffragist, medical doctor, and the first female State Senator in the U.S. — and soon, she’ll stand as a symbol of Utah's pioneering spirit in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Utah County-based sculptor Ben Hammond was tasked with creating a larger-than-life bronze work of Dr. Cannon, in collaboration with the Baer Bronze Fine Art Foundry in Springville.
Curly Me!
Alyssha Dairsow first launched non-profit organization Curly Me! in 2018 to help girls ages five to pre-teen gain self-confidence and learn to love their natural, curly hair. Today, Curly Me! offers empowerment workshops, trainings, social events, and career days with minority leaders and professionals to inspire kids to be their best, authentic selves and achieve their dreams.
