UNC-TV’s GIRL Power! Collection

Grades K-6
UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina’s GIRL Power! is shining a light on girls of ALL ages who lead, mentor, inspire and impact those around them by tapping into their unique strengths. Check out this collection of their stories on PBS LearningMedia.

Unladylike2020 Collection

Grades 6-12
Unladylike2020 honors the centennial of women’s suffrage. This collection of digital resources presents the rich history of 26 little-known Progressive Era women, diverse in profession, race, ethnicity, geographical and class backgrounds, sexual orientation and gender expression, who broke barriers in then-male-dominated fields such as science, business, journalism, exploration, and the arts. Touching on topics such as the labor movement, immigration, politics, civil rights, and women’s suffrage, these resources develop students’ historical thinking skills and help them make connections between past and present.

Women in STEM | The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers

Grades 6-12
Learn about contemporary women scientists in the fields of aerospace, mechanical engineering, climate science, molecular biology, astronomy and more with this collection of video interviews from NOVA’s The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers.

Fierce Women of Art | The Art Assignment

Grades 9-12
In this episode of The Art Assignment, learn about a group of supremely awesome and unapologetic artists who take risks, question art-world practices, and also happen to be women. They are truly inspirational artists who make a wide range of work. We’re calling them “Fierce Women of Art” and this episode singles-out and celebrates five of them: the Guerrilla Girls, Corita Kent, Lynda Benglis, Xiao Lu, and Kara Walker.

Wednesday,March 2

1 PM: Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani

Filmed in Canada, Iran, and the United States, Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani examines the life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian immigrant to the United States who became a superstar in her field. In 2014, she was both the first woman and the first Iranian to be honored by mathematics’ highest prize, the Fields Medal.

• Program website
• Learning resource: Secrets of the Surface: Maryam Mirzakhani | Biography

2 PM: By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South

In August 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee legislators cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment, thus giving women in the United States the right to vote. Narrated by Rosanne Cash, By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South chronicles events leading up to that turbulent, nail-biting showdown.

• Program page
• PBS LearningMedia: Ratification Battle | By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South

Friday, March 4

2 PM: Black Ballerina

Black Ballerina is a story of passion, opportunity, heartbreak and triumph of the human spirit. Set in the overwhelmingly white world of classical dance, it tells the stories of several black women from different generations who fell in love with ballet. Sixty years ago, while pursuing their dreams of careers in classical dance, Joan Myers Brown, Delores Browne and Raven Wilkinson (the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo’s first black ballerina) confronted racism, exclusion and unequal opportunity in segregated mid-century America. In 2015, three young black women also pursue careers as ballerinas, and find that many of the same obstacles their predecessors faced are still evident in the ballet world today. Through interviews with current and former ballet dancers along with engaging archival photos and film, Black Ballerina uses the ethereal world of ballet to engage viewers on a subject that reaches far outside the art world and compels viewers to think about larger issues of exclusion, equal opportunity and change.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: Dance Theatre of Harlem

Thursday,March 10

1 PM: American Masters | Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

An intimate portrait of the groundbreaking writer that interweaves archival imagery, including home movies and personal photographs, animation and original interviews to tell the inspiring story of Tan’s life and career.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: Becoming a Writer | Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

Friday,March 11

2 PM: Votes for Women: The History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song

Learn of the woman’s suffrage movement as you listen to Women in Harmony of Portland, Maine sing songs of suffrage and hear of the history of the long battle for the right to vote through narrated segments illustrated by historic archival material.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: Library of Congress: Media Gallery | Women’s Suffrage

Wednesday,March 16

1 PM: Discovering New York Suffrage Stories

In New York State, the epicenter for reform in the mid 1800’s, women began their battle for the vote. The movement’s success depended on these women, but today, many of their stories are absent from the history. Meet a few of the diverse suffragists who tirelessly navigated issues of religious intolerance, sexism, politics, and racism as they fought for the vote and for women’s equality.

• Program website
• Learning resource: Discovering New York Suffrage Stories: Discussion Guide

1:30 PM: Women and the Vote

A new documentary spearheaded by Rochester-based filmmaker Linda Moroney of Low to the Ground Productions visits the gravesites of several suffragists at five cemeteries across New York State on Election Day 2020. Women and the Vote is a mosaic-style documentary on the past 100 years of women’s political equality, the present moment, and the possibilities for the future.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: Overview of the 19th Amendment | Carrie Chapman Catt

2:30 PM: Without a Whisper – Konnón:kwe

Explore the untold story of how Indigenous women influenced the early suffragists in their fight for freedom and equality. Mohawk Clan Mother Louise Herne and Professor Sally Roesch Wagner shake the foundation of the established history of the women’s rights movement in the US joining forces to shed light on the hidden history of the influence of Haudenosaunee Women on the women’s rights movement.

• Program website
• Learning resource: Akwesasne Filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox⎪Mountain Lake Journal

Tuesday,March 22

2 PM: American Experience: Annie Oakley

She was the toast of Victorian London, New York, and Paris. She was “adopted” by Indian chief Sitting Bull, charmed the Prince of Prussia, and entertained the likes of Oscar Wilde and Queen Victoria. Annie Oakley excelled in a man’s world by doing what she loved, and won fame and fortune as the little lady from Ohio who never missed a shot.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: Annie Oakley – Biography: Annie Oakley

Wednesday,March 23

1 PM: American Experience: The Vote – Hour 1

Meet the unsung heroes of the movement and relive the fiery, dramatic and unrelenting campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the vote and ushering in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. In the first hour of “The Vote,” learn about the first generation of leaders in the decades-long battle to win the vote for women. In the 19th century, a time women had few legal rights, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton galvanized thousands to demand equal citizenship.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: Seneca Falls Convention | The Vote

2 PM: American Experience: The Vote – Hour 2

Meet the unsung heroes of the movement and relive the fiery, dramatic and unrelenting campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the vote and ushering in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. In the second hour of “The Vote,” explore the strategies used by a new generation of leaders determined to win the vote for women. Internal debates over radical tactics and the place of African American women in the movement shaped the battle in the crucial period from 1906-1915.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: She Resisted: Strategies of Suffrage | The Vote

Thursday,March 24

1 PM: American Experience: The Vote – Hour 3

Meet the unsung heroes of the movement and relive the fiery, dramatic and unrelenting campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the vote and ushering in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. In the third hour of “The Vote,” discover how the pervasive racism of the time, particularly in the South, impacted women’s fight for the vote during the final years of the campaign. Stung by a series of defeats in 1915, the suffragists concentrated on passing a federal amendment.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: The Ongoing Fight | The Vote

2 PM: American Experience: The Vote – Hour 4

Meet the unsung heroes of the movement and relive the fiery, dramatic and unrelenting campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the vote and ushering in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. In the fourth hour of “The Vote,” meet the unsung women whose tireless work would finally ban discrimination at U.S. polls on the basis of sex. Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt advocated different strategies, but their combined efforts led to the amendment’s passage in 1920.

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: Divided Tactics in Pursuit of the 19th Amendment | The Vote

Friday,March 25

2 PM: Sharon Isbin: Troubadour

Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, multiple Grammy winner Sharon Isbin is considered one of today’s pre-eminent classical guitarists. Isbin’s catalogue of more than 25 recordings — ranging from Baroque, folk and Latin to rock, pop and jazz-fusion — reflects her remarkable versatility. Combining performance and documentary, Sharon Isbin: Troubadour focuses on Isbin’s unusual and inspiring musical journey, including her struggles working within a traditionally male-dominated field. The film also explores Isbin’s role as teacher to a new generation of guitarists at both The Julliard School, where she created the first guitar department, and the Aspen Music Festival. 

• Program website
• PBS LearningMedia: Instruments and Innovation. The Guitar | Tapping the Roots of American Music