February 3: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Eileen Collins

In 1995, astronaut Eileen Collins was the the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Gertrude Stein, a feminist poet, author, art critic, was born today in 1874.

Deeper dive

Watch this short biography of Gertrude Stein's life: