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The Girl Explorers : The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around the World by Publication Date: 2021The Girl Explorers is the inspirational and untold story of the founding of the Society of Women Geographers—an organization of adventurous female world explorers—and how key members served as early advocates for human rights and paved the way for today's women scientists by scaling mountains, exploring the high seas, flying across the Atlantic, and recording the world through film, sculpture, and literature.
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- The Janes (Video Duration 1 hour 41 minutes)
In the pre-Roe v. Wade era––a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois––the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women. - Marie Curie: Beyond the Myth (Video Duration 52 minutes)To draw a portrait of this outstanding scientist, the Curie Museum unveils its archives, including some unreleased materials.
- A History Of Women's Suffrage Around The World (Video Duration 5 minutes)
A video on the history of voting rights for women. - Rosies of the North (Video Duration 46 minutes)
Sixty years ago, thousands of women from Thunder Bay and the Prairies donned trousers, packed lunch pails and took up rivet guns to participate in the greatest industrial war effort in Canadian history. - Black Mother Black Daughter (Video Duration 29 minutes)Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the community and the strengths they pass on to their daughters.
- Extraordinary Women (Video Series)This series, featuring archive, interviews and dramatic re-enactment, reveals the price women paid for their achievements and adversities they overcame to emerge as triumphant, inspirational icons of the 20th century.
- Women's History NetworkFor anyone with a passion for women’s history. Women’s History Network is an inclusive organisation that celebrates diversity.
- Timeline: Women's Footprint in HistoryThroughout history, women have made extraordinary contributions to their societies. Some are well known, some less so, but all have been trail blazers. Explore a small selection of these women and learn what the reality still is today for many women and girls worldwide.
- The History Chicks
Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider: Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. - Womanica
Thinking back to our history classes growing up, we had one question: Where the ladies at? Enter, Womanica. In just 5 minutes a day, learn about different incredible women from throughout history.