Makers: Women Who Make America

tv show

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9 total episodes

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2 seasons

First Aired February 26, 2013

Overview

The story of the modern American women’s movement and its impact on work fields once largely closed to women.

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Women in Politics

Season 2 - Episode 6 - 1h 0m

Air Date

November 04, 2014

Overview

Profiles women in public office who were “firsts” in their fields. From the first woman elected to Congress in 1916 to a young woman running for Detroit City Council in 2013, the documentary explores the challenges confronting American women in politics. Trailblazing leaders like Hillary Clinton, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Olympia Snowe, the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the House of Representatives, and Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to serve in Congress, provide a backdrop for younger women like Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim-American woman elected to the Michigan House, and Raquel Castaneda-Lopez, who chronicles her run for Detroit City Council.