Written Features
Video Features
Unladylike2020: The Changemakers
Illuminating the stories of extraordinary American heroines.
Unladylike2020: The Changemakers
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah Jones
She created the 1619 Project on slavery for The New York Times Magazine.
Special | The First Black Woman to Run for Vice President of The U.S.
The First Black Woman to Run for Vice President of The U.S.
Charlotta Bass was the first Black woman to run for Vice President of the United States.
Special | Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer
Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer
Zitkála-Šá co-composed and wrote the libretto for the first American Indian opera.
Special | Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress
Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress
Jeannette Rankin made history as the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
Unladylike2020: The Changemakers
An Interview with Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Brittany Packnett Cunningham is a leader at the intersection of culture and justice.
Unladylike2020: The Changemakers
What Unladylike Means to Me
Modern day women from the series discuss what the term "unladylike" means to them.
Special | Martha Hughes Cannon: The First Woman State Senator
Martha Hughes Cannon: The First Woman State Senator
Martha Hughes Cannon was a historic state senator and public health pioneer.
Special | She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP
She was a Civil Rights Activist and Co-Founder of the NAACP
Mary Church Terrell was a suffragist, civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP.
Special | She was a Daredevil Performer & Advocate for the Blind
She was a Daredevil Performer & Advocate for the Blind
Sonora Webster Carver (1904-2003) was one of the most famous horse divers in the world.
Unladylike2020: The Changemakers
The Making of Unladylike2020
Director Charlotte Mangin discusses what went into making Unladylike2020.
Special | Queen Lili‘uokalani - The First and Last Queen of Hawai‘i
Queen Lili‘uokalani - The First and Last Queen of Hawai‘i
Queen Lili‘uokalani was the first sovereign queen, and the last monarch of Hawai'i.
Special | Sissieretta Jones was a Trailblazing Black Opera Singer
Sissieretta Jones was a Trailblazing Black Opera Singer
Sissieretta Jones was the first Black woman to headline a concert at Carnegie Hall.
Special | The First American Indian Doctor
The First American Indian Doctor
Susan La Flesche Picotte became the first American Indian woman doctor.
Special | Annie Smith Peck: Record-Breaking Mountaineer
Annie Smith Peck: Record-Breaking Mountaineer
She was a record-breaking mountaineer, educator and suffragist.
Special | Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician
Gladys Bentley: Gender-Bending Performer and Musician
Gladys Bentley was a musical sensation and gender identity pioneer.
Special | The First American-Born Chinese Woman Doctor
The First American-Born Chinese Woman Doctor
Margaret Chung became the first American-born Chinese woman doctor in 1916.
Special | She was a leader of the American labor movement
She was a leader of the American labor movement
Rose Schneiderman was a pioneering labor organizer and suffragist.
Special | She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.
She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.
Tye Leung Schulze was the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election.
Special | This Astronomer Discovered Over 300 Stars During Her Career
This Astronomer Discovered Over 300 Stars During Her Career
Williamina Fleming went from doing domestic work to becoming a trailblazing astronomer.
Special | She was an American Cinema Pioneer
She was an American Cinema Pioneer
Lois Weber was an early film pioneer and one of the first directors to own a film studio.
Special | The First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
The First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
Louise Arner Boyd was the first American woman to lead arctic expeditions.
Special | Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star
Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star
Anna May Wong spent her acting career resisting racism and typecasting in Hollywood.
Special | Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer
Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer
Ynés Mexía became one of the most accomplished plant collectors of her time.
Special | Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor
Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor
Lillian Gilbreth was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Special | Maggie Lena Walker: Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur
Maggie Lena Walker: Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur
Maggie Lena Walker was the first African-American woman bank founder and president.
Special | Grace Abbott: Social Work Pioneer
Grace Abbott: Social Work Pioneer
Grace Abbott spent her life fighting for the rights of women, children and immigrants.
Special | Aviator Bessie Coleman
Aviator Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman aviator.