Episodes
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse
S39 Ep3 |Explore the career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and his award-winning graphic novel Maus.
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Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
S3 Ep4 |In 1987 Aretha Franklin was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Specials
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Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps
Follow the Broadway choreographer as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of movement.
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She was a leader of the American labor movement
Rose Schneiderman was a pioneering labor organizer and suffragist. - Embedded Video LinkImage
She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S.
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This Astronomer Discovered Over 300 Stars During Her Career
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She was an American Cinema Pioneer
Lois Weber was an early film pioneer and one of the first directors to own a film studio. - Embedded Video LinkImage
The First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
Louise Arner Boyd was the first American woman to lead arctic expeditions. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Meta Warrick Fuller: Trailblazing African American Sculptor
Meta Warrick Fuller celebrated African American cultural identity through her artwork. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Anna May Wong: The first Asian American Movie Star
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Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer
Ynés Mexía became one of the most accomplished plant collectors of her time.
About American Masters
American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.
Extras
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Lena Waithe on why Cicely Tyson's hair is revolutionary
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The role of women entertainers in the civil rights movement
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Why Cicely Tyson was selective about her acting roles
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"Little House" TV stars Alison Arngrim and Dean Butler
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Disaster was looming when the Ingalls' moved to Minnesota
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How the logs of the "Little House" cabin were stolen
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page trailer
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Roxane Gay and others on racist “Little House” depictions
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The letter from NY that changed Laura Ingalls Wilder's life
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The word that Laura refused to say in her wedding vows
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This woman gets less credit for her role in "Little House"
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Until she was an author, money was a struggle for Wilder
