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Friederike Kempter comes from Freudental in the Ludwigsburg district and now lives as an actress and mother in the big city of Berlin. For three SWR mini-documentaries, she returns to the southwest as host of this new format. Here she meets women around 40 with special life stories - such as a queer winemaker or a feisty midwife. The women portrayed are special personalities who don't lose heart and go their own way - where women have it harder than men. How did they manage to overcome resistance to become who they are today: courageous, life-smart and assertive women? The portrayed women give Friederike Kempter exciting insights into what women can achieve - even against common prejudices. Daniela, 40, is a midwife in the countryside. She needs a loan for a birth center. But it's complicated with loans for women. Banks often consider their projects too risky. How was she able to realize the birth center anyway?

Actress Friederike Kempter, known from the Münster "Tatort," comes from Freudental in the Ludwigsburg district and now lives as an actress and mother in the big city of Berlin. For three 30-minute SWR mini-documentaries, she returns to the southwest as host. There she meets women around 40 from the SWR broadcast area with special life stories. Personalities who don't lose heart and go their own way - especially where women have a harder time than men. How did they manage to overcome resistance to become who they are today: courageous, smart and assertive women? Those portrayed give Friederike Kempter an exciting insight into what women can achieve, even against common prejudices. Simona from near Heidelberg was called Simon as a child. After the sudden death of her father, she took over responsibility for the winery at a very young age. The queer winemaker would later become wine princess. How does it work to be different from the others and still be accepted?