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Becoming a Writer | Little Women
How much of Jo's relationship with her writing is based on Louisa May Alcott's struggle to keep both her artistic integrity and her family finances afloat? Watch a short clip from a longer documentary on the author of Little Women that...
Macat
An Intro to Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Women in modern society are as close to equal rights as they have ever been, thanks to the efforts of early feminists like Mary Wollstonecraft. Her 1792 work, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, advocated for the equal...
Macat
An Introduction to Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One's Own
If you've ever wondered why the majority of historical writers are male rather than female, Virginia Woolf may have an answer for you. A video analysis of A Room of One's Own details Woolf's argument about women's stifled role in...
TED-Ed
The Princess Who Rewrote History
Byzantine princess Anna Komnene took the motto, “If you want it done right, do it yourself,” to heart, penning a 500-page history of her father’s reign. Her tales of Byzantine Emperor Alexios’s reign attempt to balance truth with family...
TED-Ed
See Yemen Through My Eyes
Learn about one woman's take on the political and social standing of women in her country of Yemen, and use her insight to begin a discussion on women's rights across countries and throughout history. Nadia Al-Sakkaf relates her...
Crash Course
Hrotsvitha, Hildegard, and the Nun who Resurrected Theater: Crash Course Theater #9
The ninth video in the Crash Course Theatre series focuses on how two women brought theater back into the Christian world. Canoness Hrotsvitha, the first female playwright and Hildegard of Bingen, a nun who composed liturgical dramas,...
Macat
An Introduction to Saba Mahmood’s Politics of Piety
Do traditional customs of Islam contradict western feminism? Explore this and more using a video summary of Saba Mahmood's Politics of Piety, part of an extensive playlist about the world's greatest ideas. It addresses a common...
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A Black Writer in the South | American Masters: Alice Walker
Alice Walker discusses the influence the strong women in her family and her experiences growing up on a plantation in Eatonton, Georgia had on her writing. Part of the American Masters series, the short video includes images of her...
The School of Life
Jane Austen
Jane Austen wrote about strong women, social boundaries, and relationship dynamics in the early 19th century to educate her readers about the state of humanity. Learn more about the themes woven throughout her works,...
TED-Ed
Who Was the World's First Author?
Believe it or not, the world's first author was a woman! A short, illustrated video tells the story of Enheduanna, a Sumerian princess, priestess, and poet who is credited as being the first author.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Sylvia Plath?
Are the works of Sylvia Plath relevant to the modern reader? The narrator of a short video argues for why viewers should read the works of Sylvia Plath, citing lines from Plath's poetry and images from her stories.
TED-Ed
Using your voice Is a Political Choice - Amanda Gorman
National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delineates her reasons for claiming that all poetry is political. The video captures the poet's passion and commitment to speaking up and speaking out. It is a must-have resource.
TED-Ed
"All the World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" ... and so begins one of English literature's most quoted plays. Scholars watch a visual interpretation of William Shakespeare's poem "All the World's a Stage" from As...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Sci-Fi Superstar Octavia E. Butler?
Introduce science fiction fans to writer Octavia E. Butler with a short video that argues for why readers should add her works to their must-read list.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Flannery O’Connor?
There is more to literature of the American South than Civil War battles and Scarlett O'Hara. A short video introduces viewers to the works of Flannery O'Connor and her world of unique characters that causes readers to consider the dark...
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History: #16: Women in the 19th Century
In this Crash Course video, John Green finally gets around to talking about some women's history. In the 19th Century, the United States was changing rapidly, as we noted in the recent Market Revolution and Reform Movements episodes....
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Pbs: American Experience: A Midwife's Tale
This PBS series episode from American Experience entitled "A Midwife's Tale" features a dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story about a woman named Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during...
PBS
Pbs: Wyoming Voices: Wyoming Day (Grades K 5)
Students will learn about Wyoming's territorial history, statehood, constitution, and women's rights, in celebration of Wyoming Day.
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Pbs: Nellie Bly: Pioneering Investigative Journalist: Joseph Pulitzer
Discover how Nellie Bly went undercover to expose patient abuse in Bellevue Hospital in this video [2:29] from the American Masters film Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People. Learn about the birth of investigative journalism and Joseph...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Tanya Lee Stone
Tanya Lee Stone writes a little bit of everything - science, history, biography, poetry, and fiction - for kids and teens. She's written middle grades biographies of pioneering women in the NASA space program, Amelia Earhart, and Ella...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson is a compelling writer who plays with form and style to present individuals from the inside. Her playful side emerges when she looks at real history and women who played a role in it. Anderson also has a particular...
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