ch. 1: Pioneers, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino
ch. 2: The Mainstream, Nora Ephron, Nancy Meyers, Amy Heckerling, Martha Coolidge, Kathryn Bigelow, Mimi Leder
ch. 3: Independents, Experiments, Documentaries, Maya Deren, Lizzie Borden, Mary Harron, Julie Dash, Nancy Savoca, Allison Anders, Penelope Spheeris, Barbara Kopple
ch. 4: International, Gillian Armstrong, Jane Campion, Leni Riefenstahl, Agnes Varda, Lina Wertmuller
ch. 5: Newcomers, Sofia Coppola, Kimberly Peirce, Patty Jenkins, Kasi Lemmons
ch. 6: Actresses Turned Directors, Anjelica Huston, Penny Marshall, Barbra Streisand, Elaine May.
