Women in American Life

Five programs from the National Women's History Project

Five short videos: What a great way to introduce women's history! The lively pace, thoughtful analysis, and carefully chosen music will hold the attention of secondary and adult audiences alike, Great for National Women's History Month programs at worksites, libraries, museums and schools. Each program comes with a study guide including the script, short biographies of the women mentioned, (questions for discussion and research, and a thorough bibliography. Recommended for grades 8-adult.

1861-1880

CIVIL WAR, RECOVERY, & WESTWARD EXPANSION

* Women's contributions on both sides of the conflict.

* * Emancipation's impact on the lives of Black women.

* New employment opportunities in the North.

* Westward expansion.

* * The early leaders and organizations of the women's rights movement.

WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE #1
15:15

1880-1920

IMMIGRATION, NEW YORK AND NEW ROLES

* Immigrant women build new lives in America.

* * The changing lives of American Indian, Mexican, and Chinese women,

* * Settlement houses and the women's club movement.

* * 'Women's work" in the white collar sector,

* The woman suffrage movement achieves victory in 1920.

WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE #2
16:19

1917-1942

CULTURAL IMAGE AND ECONOMIC REALITY

* World War I creates new jobs for women,

* * The "roaring '20s" liberates attitudes and brings change.

* * New legislation creates increasing hardships for minority populations.

* Lynching becomes a major issue for both Black and White women's organizations.

* The Harlem Renaissance adds a new voice to the heart of America.

* The personal and economic toll of the Great Depression.

WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE #3
17:14

1942-1955

WAR WORK, HOUSEWORK, AND GROWING DISCONTENT

* World War II; Women in the industrial labor force, in the military and on the home front.

* Wartime internment of Japanese Americans.

* The myth of the happy homemaker.

* The Black civil rights movement is born.

WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE #4
14:52

1955-1977

NEW ATTITUDES FORCE DRAMATIC CHANGES

* The traditional family gives way to working mothers and single-parent families.

* Immigration reform brings new cultures to American cities.

* * The Black civil rights movement touches the conscience of the nation.

* The second wave of the feminist movement begins.

WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE #5
24:38

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