Introduction -- Introducing Star trek -- Lucille Ball -- Majel Barrett-Roddenberry as Number One -- Grace Lee Whitney as Yeoman Rand -- Michelle Nichols as Lt. Uhuru -- Star trek's guest stars: Hollywood in the 1960s -- Dorothy Fontana -- Star trek returns: Star trek: the next generation and the 1980s -- Denise Crosby as Lt. Tasha Yar -- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher -- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Troi -- Majel Barrett-Roddenberry as Lwaxana Troi -- Alice Krige as the Borg Queen -- Enter Nana: Hollywood in the 1990s -- Star trek: deep space nine -- Nana Visitor as Major Kira -- Terry Farrell as Jaszia Dax -- Nicole de Boer as Ezri Daz -- Penny Johnson Jerald as Kassidy Yates -- Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien -- Chase Masterson as Leeta -- Star trek: voyager -- Kate Mulgrew as Captain Janeway -- Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine -- Jennifer Lien as Kes -- Roxann Dawson as B'Elanna Torres -- Star trek: enterprise -- Joelene Blalock as T'Pol -- Linda Park as Hoshi Sato -- Star trek: discovery -- Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham -- Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly -- Mary Chieffo as L'Rell -- Star trek: lower decks -- Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner -- Star trek: strange new worlds -- Christina Chong as La'An Noonien-Singh -- Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas -- Jess Bush as Nurse Chapel -- Conclusion

When Nichelle Nichols was cast as Lt. Uhura, she took women and people of color into a newly imagined future. But it was 1966 and Star Trek's producers had her do it in a miniskirt. Since then, each Star Trek show has both reflected the values of its time and imagined a more equitable future. Nana Visitor, Star Trek's Kira Nerys, explores how the series has portrayed and influenced women over the last 55 years. Along the way, she interviews fellow cast members, writers, and producers, and celebrity fans who were inspired by Trek, including Stacey Abrams and astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. What she uncovers reveals not just how Star Trek has changed but also how Hollywood and society have grown as women have taken on more and more prominent roles. As she discovers, we've come a long way but the journey is far from over