Makers: Women Who Make America (2013)
The story of the modern American women’s movement and its impact on work fields once largely closed to women.
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1. Women in Comedy2014-09-30 · 1h 0mTracks the rise of women in the world of comedy, from the “dangerous” comedy of 70s sitcoms like Maude to the groundbreaking women of the 1980s American comedy club boom and buildi
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2. Women in Hollywood2014-10-07 · 1h 0mShowcases the women of showbiz, from the earliest pioneers to present-day power players, as they influence the creation of one of the country’s biggest commodities: entertainment.
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3. Women in Space2014-10-14 · 1h 0mTraces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program. Some, like aviators Wally Funk and Jerrie Cobb, passed the same grueling tests as male astronauts, only to be dismis
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4. Women in War2014-10-21 · 1h 0mFollow the history of American women’s participation in war — from Vietnam to the present — as nurses, soldiers, journalists, diplomats and spies. Featured stories include those of
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5. Women in Business2014-10-28 · 1h 0mThe story of the exceptional women—past and present—who have taken the world of business by storm. Told by female business leaders themselves, this is a candid exploration of what
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6. Women in Politics2014-11-04 · 1h 0mProfiles women in public office who were “firsts” in their fields. From the first woman elected to Congress in 1916 to a young woman running for Detroit City Council in 2013, the d
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