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Women's History Month

PBS North Carolina celebrates Women's History Month with new documentaries, favorite specials and virtual events.

Bring Her Home

Bring Her Home follows three Indigenous women – an artist, an activist, and a politician – as they fight to vindicate and honor their missing and murdered relatives who have fallen victims to a growing epidemic across Indian country. Despite the lasting effects from historical trauma, each woman must search for healing while navigating racist systems that brought about this very crisis.

Watch Bring Her Home online and on the free PBS Video app.

Great Performances The Conductor

Follow Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major American symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Features archival footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein and is set to a soundtrack of her performances.

Watch The Conductor online and on the free PBS Video app.

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American MastersAmy Tan: Unintended Memoir

An intimate portrait of the groundbreaking author of "The Joy Luck Club."

American MastersWorlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

Explore the legacy of the feminist author who transformed U.S. literature with her science

American MastersAlthea

The story of Althea Gibson, queen of the highly segregated tennis world in the 1950s.

American ExperienceSandra Day O'Connor: The First

Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice - Sandra Day O'Connor.

American ExperiencePart 1 | The Vote | American Experience

The fiery campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the vote.

American ExperienceThe Codebreaker

The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.

Unladylike 2020

Illuminating the stories of extraordinary American heroines from the early years of feminism, American Masters presents 26 digital short films featuring courageous, little-known and diverse female trailblazers from the turn of the 20th century.

Unladylike 2020 premiered in 2020 and is streaming now online and on the PBS Video app.

American MastersAviator Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman aviator.

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Aviator Bessie Coleman
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Aviator Bessie Coleman
Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer
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Ynés Mexía: Mexican-American Botanist and Adventurer
Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer
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Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer
Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor
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Lillian Gilbreth: Pioneering Inventor
Jovita Idar: Mexican American Activist and Journalist
American Masters
Jovita Idar: Mexican American Activist and Journalist

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