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Women's History Programming

Join WXXI as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment throughout the year.  February 15, 2020 also marks the 200th birthday of Susan B. Anthony. This will be a remarkable year for women’s rights and WXXI will lead the celebration through TV, radio, online and film programming – plus news reports, special segments, and discussions. 



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Women's History Programming

Celebrate 2020: Video Profiles
WXXI’s Celebrate 2020 proudly features moments in women’s history that had their roots and connections to Rochester. Watch On-Demand and also see the profiles on WXXI-TV. 
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Teaching Women's Suffrage with PBS LearningMedia
Teaching Women's Suffrage is a PBS LearningMedia collection of video clips, lesson plans, and primary sources details key figures, events, and regional movements of the decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States. Students will encounter activists including Sojourner Truth, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Grace Abbott, and examine key regional efforts within the movement. Primary source documents offer evidence for a study of the chronology of campaign for women’s suffrage, from the movement's beginnings through the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Go to the Collection > 
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We Are Still Here: A World Channel Collection of Films & Features
on WXXI World
This November, WORLD Channel presents films rich with voices from the Indigenous community. With the new leadership of our partner Vision Maker Media (team photo above), we invite you to listen and learn from these Native storytellers. Explore the films and features.
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Tell Them We are Rising On-Demand
This film explores the pivotal role historically black colleges and universities have played over the course of 150 years in American history, culture, and identity. 
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Watch On-Demand American Experience: The Vote
Watch Part 1 and Part 2 On-Demand: This film, tells the dramatic story of the epic — and surprisingly unfamiliar — crusade waged by American women for the right to vote.
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Warrior Women
Friday, November 13, 2020 - 7:00pm
on WXXI World
The life of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk. 
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One Woman, One Vote
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
This film takes a look at the history of the women’s suffrage movement. 
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RBG: Her Legacy & The Court’s Future, A PBS NewsHour Special
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 8:00pm
To mark the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, WXXI brings you this PBS NewsHour special commemorating her life.
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American Experience: The Vote
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Don't miss this docu-series that examines the mounting dispute over strategies and reveals the pervasive racism.
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Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Votes For Women Virtual Event
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 7:00pm
Join WXXI Education to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment with an illustrated lecture by filmmaker, Paul Barnes and Readings by Special Guest, Ali MacGraw. Register >> 
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Women's History Programming

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