Tarana Burke is founder of the #MeToo movement. | Gabriel Olsen/WireImage 3 women behind the year’s biggest headlines

POLITICO’s Women Rule summit Tuesday is convening women who have made a lasting impact on America in 2017.

POLITICO’s three “Women of Impact” may not yet be household names, but they’ve shaped some of the year’s headline news: from the start of the “Me Too” movement, to the organized legal response around President Donald Trump’s travel ban, to relief efforts in the midst of Hurricane Harvey.


Watch these short video documentaries to see how Tarana Burke, Becca Heller and Veena Jetti seized an extraordinary moment and made an impact on America in 2017.

Tune in to the Women Rule summit livestream for conversations with Burke, Heller and Jetti – and many more guests – starting at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5.