Did any of you happen to catch Makers: Women Who Make America on PBS? We Tivo'd it and are about half way through. So far, I am really enjoying it and recommend you look it up. It features so many fascinating women and their stories. I like that it features a wide range of women, those who were involved in the women's movement and those that were not and felt marginalized by the movement. And also some of the turmoil and missteps of the movement (for example the initial exclusion of lesbians). It starts off with the story of Katherine Switzer, who was the first female to run the Boston Marathon. She was actually physically attacked by the marathon's organizer for running the race. I had never heard her story before. Interesting stuff.
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