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Meg Crane tells the story of how she invented the home pregnancy test.
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When her father decided to marry her, this leather-clad princess embarked on one of the most bonkers Cinderella tales ever told.
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Jackie Mitchell
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Chicago detective whose crime-busting exploits grew so popular she had her own newspaper series and starred in her own movie.
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