Video Collections for Middle and High School Students

The women’s suffrage movement, film and media, pirates. Find all of this and more in collections that we’ve built for classrooms. Each video lesson has extension materials to bring history to life with discussions and activities.

Culture Shifts and Expectations

What it means to be a woman has been challenged and shaped over time.

History in a Nuthsell – Women’s Suffrage Movement	The Women of Alba Bales House
Mississippi Roads – Wise, Wilful, Women	Beyond the Canvas – Celebrating Black Women

 

Entertainment Meets Politics

Women who use their media presence for social commentary and cultural influence.

The Women of Jane Austen	How Roberta Flack Created Soul With "Getting-Togetherness"
Gloria Steinem on the Legacy of Marilyn Monroe	Betty White Talks About Women in Comedy History

Untold Stories

Powerful and brilliant women throughout history.

The Notorious Women of Piracy	The Woman Behind Monopoly
Women in Astronomy	Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

 

Women Shaping the Future

Women from Michigan and beyond who are learning from history to make history. Featuring series from Detroit Public Television, WKAR Public Media based in Lansing and WGVU Public Media based in Grand Rapids.

 

Extra Credit Special Episode: Women’s History	Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space	Curious About Careers
Powerful Women: Let’s Talk – Podcast	Career Girls	Future of Me