The activist, educator and writer talks about her belief that social justice work is interconnected, and how those who benefit from privilege have the responsibility to fight for the rights of those impacted by systemic inequalities.
Digital shorts
Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star
Aviator Bessie Coleman
Queen Lili‘uokalani - The First and Last Queen of Hawai‘i
She was an American Cinema Pioneer
Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer
Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer
This Astronomer Discovered Over 300 Stars During Her Career
The First American-Born Chinese Woman Doctor
The First American Indian Doctor
She was a Daredevil Performer & Advocate for the Blind
Sissieretta Jones was a Trailblazing Black Opera Singer
She was the First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel
She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.
She was a leader of the American labor movement
She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP
Clip | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah Jones
Meta Warrick Fuller: Trailblazing African American Sculptor
The First Black Woman to Run for Vice President of The U.S.
Martha Hughes Cannon: The First Woman State Senator
Maggie Lena Walker: Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur
The First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor
Jovita Idar: Mexican American Activist and Journalist
Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress
Grace Abbott: Social Work Pioneer
Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician
Annie Smith Peck: Record-Breaking Mountaineer
Extra features
Clip | An Interview with Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Clip | Director’s Statement | Women’s History “Continues to Resonate and Shape American Lives Today.”
Clip | What Unladylike Means to Me
Beyond Susan B. Anthony: Six suffragists you should know
Where are the women in U.S. history classrooms?