WOMEN

Highlights from the life and career of singer-songwriter Carole King 1942 Carol Joan Klein is born Febuary 9 in Manhattan to Eugenia Klein, née Cammer, and Sidney Klein. She grows up in Brooklyn, NY. 1955 Enters the High School of Performing Arts. 1957 Enters James ...

Since writing her first number one hit “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” at the tender age of 17, Carole King has arguably become the most celebrated and iconic singer/songwriter of all time. King wrote “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” for The Shirelles with then-husband Gerry ...

Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock n' roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1971 at age 27. With massive hits including "Me ...

On what would have been Hedy Lamarr's 101st birthday, Susan Sarandon's production company Reframed Pictures, American Masters and Submarine announced their partnership on a feature-length documentary film about 1940s screen siren. American Masters — Hedy: The Untold Story of Actress & Inventor Hedy Lamarr (w.t.) ...

[Editor’s Note: The following post is part of American Masters’ #InspiringWomanPBS campaign, which highlights the powerful, creative, and innovative women in our lives. Visit the Inspiring Woman page to join the campaign and submit the story of a woman who inspires you.] The 15 women ...

"I am a New Yorker one, I’m an artist two, I’m a woman three,” says Laurie Anderson in this excerpt from The Women's List. The artist best known for her pioneering electronic music admits she has a “God complex.” “I like to make things that ...

Photographer-filmmaker Timothy Greenfield Sanders uses a large format Deardorff camera and shoots just six to eight frames for his portraits. For the women in The Women's List, he has created 15 portraits that are distinct, but also flow together. The portrait sitting and filmed interviews ...

In an outtake from The Women's List, Margaret Cho speaks about her parents' openness to the gay community and to Cho's bisexuality, and about their distinct accents. Cho is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her stand-up ...

Confidence and strength come shining through in portraits by filmmaker/photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. These 15 women who have created and defined contemporary American culture share their wisdom in Greenfield-Sanders' film American Masters: The Women's List. The project is the newest chapter of Greenfield-Sanders’ List documentary series ...

Betsey Johnson is an award-winning fashion designer known for her whimsical and feminine designs. She began her career in New York City in the 60s and was part of Andy Warhol’s underground scene. In 2012, Johnson celebrated 40 years of her namesake brand. In an ...