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Joni Mitchell Recieves the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Mitchell redefined the role of women musicians, overseeing songwriting, arrangements, performance, production, and artwork.

By Christina Zeiders

Streaming Now: Girl Talk

Five girls overcome the gender biases prevalent in high school debate
By Christina Zeiders

American Experience: Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History

Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.

By Christina Zeiders

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Ida B. Wells: American Stories

Ida B. Wells: American Stories frames Wells’ life and legacy in the context of today’s world, illustrating how today’s activists draw inspiration from her work.

By Christina Zeiders

Untold Stories of the Mother Road

Uncover the extraordinary lives and achievements of women who overcame gender discrimination and segregation to build fulfilling lives and legacies on America’s most iconic highway.

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

Rocket Girls and Astro-nettes

Women in the ultimate Man’s World – the labs and Shuttle crew cabins of NASA in the 60s and 70s.

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

Twyla Tharp on American Masters

American Masters: Twyla Moves explores the life of legendary dancer, director and choreographer Twyla Tharp. Jumping from historical footage to the present day, the film traces her influential career while providing an intimate look at her famously rigorous creative process. 

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

Ursula K. Le Guin on American Masters

The film explores the personal and professional life of the notoriously private author through revealing conversations with Le Guin as well as her family, friends and the generations of renowned writers she influenced. Visually rich, Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin illustrates the dramatic real-world settings that shaped Le Guin’s invented places using lush original animations over her own readings of her work to provide a firsthand experience of her fantastic worlds.

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

Flannery on American Masters

Explore the world of a literary icon whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published before.

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

The Dorothy Day Story

By Fred Vigeant/WITF
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