Louise Arner Boyd – First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
Learn how Louise Arner Boyd defied expectations and gender roles to become a world famous Arctic explorer. This is part of the Unladylike2020 series. Women’s
June 7, 2024
Learn how Louise Arner Boyd defied expectations and gender roles to become a world famous Arctic explorer. This is part of the Unladylike2020 series. Women’s
Learn about the trailblazing, gender non-conforming performer Gladys Bentley with this digital short from Unladylike2020. Women’s Studies, Historical Figures, African American Studies, Diversity, LGBTQIA+ Women’s
Learn about Charlotta Spears Bass, a crusading newspaper editor and politician who was one of the first Black women to own and operate a newspaper
Examine the life and legacy of the health, labor and immigrant rights reformer Grace Abbott in this resource from Unladylike2020. Born into a progressive family
This 19-hour series explores the evolution of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the men and women who could do something remarkable: create art
In 1970, the Atlanta Housing Authority opened a public housing community called East Lake Meadows. Before Atlanta bulldozed the housing project in the mid-1990s to
UNLADYLIKE2020 is a series of 26 short films and a one-hour documentary profiling diverse and little-known U.S. women from the turn of the 20th century,
This two-part, four-hour documentary explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th Century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the
Equality refers to the uniform distribution of a good or service to everyone. Equity, on the other hand, refers to the fair distribution of goods
The U.S.-Mexican War sparked intense debate over Manifest Destiny and slavery expansion, dividing the nation. While some saw it as an opportunity for territorial expansion