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In the last half-century, women have fought their wayinto nearly every sphere of American life, from the battlefield to the comedy club, the soundstage to the Senate. Expanding on the critically acclaimed PBSdocumentary MAKERS: Women Who Make America, which told the story of the modernAmerican women’s movement, each documentary in this six-part series examines the impact of the women’s movement on six fields once largely closed to women.Through intimate interviews with trailblazing women known and unknown, viewersare given a rare glimpse—sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always candi —ofwhat it was like to be pioneers in their fields. Directed by some of the country’s leading independent filmmakers, MAKERS brings to life new andunforgettable stories that every woman, man, girl and boy should know.

Episodes include: Women in Business, Women in Comedy, Women in Hollywood, Women in Politics, Women in Space, Women in War.

Interviewees include: Ursula Burns, Diahann Carroll,Paula Coughlin, Glenn Close, Geena Davis, Ellen DeGeneres, Chelsea Handler,Gwen Ifill, Mae Jemison, Jane Lynch, Barbara Mikulski, Indra Nooyi, Valerie Plame, Shonda Rhimes, Joan Rivers, Pat Schroeder, Sarah Silverman, OlympiaSnowe, Alfre Woodard, and many more.

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