Women Who Dare

Kerry continues on final part of the Women Who Dare, with a journey south through Connecticut and east through Rhode Island. After deciding to ride back north to Maine, Kerry reflects on the journey.…

Kerry continues on her northeastern journey with some days in Boston and a ride out to western Massachusetts. Along the way, she finds hills, rain, and a hike-a-bike bushwhack adventure. Plus, some b…

Colette Chretien is the founder and principle designer at La Fille Colette, a boutique dress company based in Massachusetts. Driven initially by a desire to design dresses, Colette has developed La F…

Kerry makes it home to Maine in time to celebrate her friend's wedding. Then, she turns her attention to the final, northeastern leg of the Women Who Dare ride. Departing from Camden, ME, this episod…

Rebecca Goodale is a book artist and Art Department faculty member at the University of Southern Maine. She's been creating art ever since she sold her first book, My Chicken, to her mother at age 5.…

Kerry makes her way from Pittsburgh to DC on the GAP trail and the C&O Canal Towpath. Riding trails rather than roads takes some adjustment, but it's well worth it in the end. After lots of quiet tim…

Beth Leonard was once an international business consultant for McKinsey. After a harrowing flight, plus some encouragement from her husband, they quit their consulting jobs and headed out for a quick…

Traveling on two-lane highways, country roads, and rail trails, Kerry rides from Bloomington, IN, across Ohio, into Pittsburgh, PA. It's a 500 mile ride covered in 8 days. Despite meeting some wonder…

Lora Woodward spent 10 years working for Venture Outdoors, helping Pittsburghers get outside. As Program Coordinator and then Program Director, Lora steadily increased her skills in outdoor leadershi…

On Kerry's ride from Chicago to Indianapolis she encounters kindness, storms, and epic rudeness. She recovers at a friend's for the weekend. Then, it's time for more happy reunions and bike repairs. …

Afreen Rahman is a software engineer and computer scientist. She started her computer coding in high school in Qatar, studied in India for college, and completed graduate school in the States. Kerry …

Jerusalem Singleton is a writer, speaker, and musician from Chicago, Illinois. Originally from the north side of Chicago, Jerusalem uses her voice to speak truths for herself and for those who are un…

Kerry spends more time interviewing than biking during her two final days in Minneapolis. Then, she takes an early morning bike ride to catch her train to Chicago. In the Windy City, the Women Who Da…

Nancy Feldman led UCare, a health plan covering low income and senior persons, for 20 years. During her tenure, UCare grew from a small demonstration project to a plan covering more than 400,000 indi…

Ann Bancroft was the first woman to visit the North Pole. Since that trip, she's led trips across Greenland and to the South Pole. Now, she's traveling waterways on all seven continents. Kerry found …

Kerry finds the flat part of Iowa on her ride from the suburbs of Des Moines, IA to the suburbs of Minneapolis, MN. Along the way, she finds even more midwest kindness, tailwinds, headwinds, and some…

Jennifer Christensen started teaching during her first year after college, and hasn't looked back. For her, teaching is the best combination of psychology, social work, and fun. Kerry found Jen in Mi…

Sarah Stoesz has been the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota for more than 15 years. After a long and varied career in social justice and politics, a…

The Women Who Dare ride resumes after a train ride from Denver, CO to Lincon, NB. Getting off the train, Kerry finds herself in a humid, green, corn-filled landscape. And she loves it. She also loves…

Sarah Cooper is a really fast biker. Especially over ultra long distances. She won the 2017 Race Across America (RAAM) by riding the 3,000 miles from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD in less than 12 da…