Unladylike2020: Unsung Women Who Changed America, Season 1

Unladylike2020: Unsung Women Who Changed America, Season 1 « Series from 2020

Series from 2020

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Genres: Historical, Documentary

UNLADYLIKE2020 features diverse and little-known American heroines from the early years of feminism, and women who now follow in their footsteps.

Presenting history in a bold new way, the rich biographies of trailblazers from the turn of the 20th century are brought back to life through captivating original artwork and animation, rare archival imagery, and compelling interviews.

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Bessie Coleman: First African American Woman Aviator

Grace Abbot: Social Work Pioneer & Champion of Children, Immigrant, and Women's Rights

Maggie Lena Walker: Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur & First African American Woman Bank President

Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor & Industrial Engineer

Ynés Mexía: Accomplished Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer

Anna May Wong: The First Asian American Movie Star

Meta Warrick Fuller: Trailblazing Sculptor and Poet & First African American Woman Recipient of Federal Art Commission

Louise Arner Boyd: The First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions

Lois Weber: Actor, Screenwriter & First Woman to Direct a Feature-Length Film

Williamina Fleming: Trailblazing Astronomer and Discoverer of Over 300 Stars

Tye Leung Schulze: Advocate for Trafficked Women & First Chinese American Woman Federal Government Employee

Rose Schneiderman: Influential Leader of the American Labor Movement & Suffragist

Margaret Chung: The First American-Born Chinese Woman Doctor

Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician

Annie Smith Peck: Record-Breaking Mountaineer, Suffragist & Educator

Susan La Flesche Picotte: The First American Indian Doctor

Sissieretta Jones: Opera Star & First African American Woman to Headline Concert at Carnegie Hall

Queen Lili‘uokalani: The First Sovereign Queen and Last Monarch of Hawai‘i

Gertrude Ederle: The First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel

Sonora Webster Carver: Daredevil Equestrian & Advocate for the Blind

Mary Church Terrell: Educator, Suffragist, Civil Rights Activist & Co-Founder of the NAACP

Martha Hughes Cannon: The First Woman State Senator & Public Health Pioneer

Jovita Idar: Mexican American Educator, Journalist, Suffragist & Civil Rights Activist

Jeannette Rankin: Suffragist, Peace Activist & The First Woman Member of the U.S. Congress

Zitkála-Šá: Composer, Author & Indigenous Rights Activist

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