The work they began 100 years ago is still unfinished today, but hopefully their stories will inspire a new generation to carry on. citizenship, voting rights, and sovereignty for American Indians a century ago.Īrchival photograph of octogenarian Mary Church Terrell in the 1950s protesting the segregation of public places in Washington, DC.Photo Credit: Courtesy of Oberlin College Archives Congress Mary Church Terrell, a leader in the anti-lynching movement and a founder of the NAACP Jovita Idar, a journalist, and president of the first Mexican American women’s civil rights organization and Zitkála-Šá, also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, who lobbied for U.S. The women highlighted in American Masters – Unladylike2020: The Changemakers are Martha Hughes Cannon, the country’s first female state senator Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the U.S. Overcoming unthinkable challenges, some women used their voices and power to become changemakers – running for elected office, organizing for civil rights, citizenship rights and anti-lynching campaigns, and fighting for the right to vote. It was also a time of resistance to change, defined by the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, racial violence and Jim Crow, efforts to limit immigration from non-Anglo nations, and campaigns to assimilate American Indians and immigrants. From the 1890s to 1920s, the country experienced rapid industrialization, urbanization, technological innovation, and reform that resulted in increased opportunities for women, including their participation in political institutions. The lives of these unsung heroes are brought back to life through captivating original artwork and animation rare archival imagery and interviews with historians, descendants, and accomplished women and modern-day leaders, who reflect on the influence of these pioneers, and the status of suffrage and equality today.Ī little over a century ago, women in the United States did not have universal suffrage. It features the rich biographies of five little-known trailblazers, including some of the first women to hold elected office, and women who fought to ensure that citizens are treated equally and protected by the same rights. This hour-long documentary focuses on political change, examining the ways women accomplished amazing milestones over 100 years ago, overcoming great resistance to map a national future of equality and to improve life for Americans. on PBS (check local listings) pbs.org/unladylike2020 and the PBS Video app, as part of PBS’ summer celebration of women trailblazers. Timed for the women’s suffrage centennial, and in advance of the 2020 presidential election, the show premieres nationwide Friday July 10 at 9 p.m. These formidable women will get the spotlight on PBS in the documentary “ American Masters – Unladylike2020: The Changemakers,” narrated by Julianna Margulies ( ER, The Good Wife), and featuring the voice of Lorraine Toussaint ( Selma, Orange is the New Black). Photo Credit: Courtesy of National Archives Jeannette Rankin, speaking from the balcony of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, April 2, 1917.
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