The Episodes
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Forthcoming: Episodes 5 & 6
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DocuSeries Introduction: 200+ Years - American Women Fight and Rise
Episode 1: Equal Pay for Equal Work
Women’s fight for recognition of the value and worth of their labor, from no pay to the Equal Pay Act of ’63 to the World Cup pay controversy.
Episode 2: Voting Rights
Women’s struggle for a voice in the laws that affect their daily lives, from no vote to the 19th amendment to Shelby v. Holder, and why we still must fight for our right to vote.
Underwritten by
Craig Newmark Philanthropies
Episode 3: Reproductive Rights
Women strive for the right to bear children and to control whether, when, and how often to have children – from no say over their own bodies to Griswold v. Connecticut to Roe v. Wade to Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the ongoing fight for reproductive autonomy.
Underwritten by:
Craig Newmark Philanthropies
The Drake Bettner Foundation
The Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
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Episode 4: To Marry Whom We Love, or Not At All
Women propelled the legal and social changes that enable Americans today to make their own decisions about personal relationships — from no say in marriage and partnering choices to Loving v. Virginia and Obergefell v. Hodges.
Underwritten by:
Craig Newmark Philanthropies
The Drake Bettner Foundation
Forthcoming Episodes
Episode 5: Affirmative Action
From Lyndon Johnson’s stand on sex discrimination to the impact of recent rollbacks.
Episode 6: Freedom from Sexual Harassment
From the Civil Rights Act of ’64 to #MeToo.