简介： Timedwiththe2020women'ssuffragecentennial,AmericanMasters-Unladylike2020:TheChangemakerstakesalookatwomenwhosecourageandtenacity100yearsagoshapedthepoliticallifeandfutureofthisnation.Theiraccomplishmentswereinstrumentalinaccomplishingvotingrightsforwomen--butalsoinimprovingthequalityoflifeforallcitizens.Thishour-longPBSAmericanMastersanimateddocumentaryfilmwillpresentprofilesoffivelittle-knownwomentrailblazerswhowereactiveingovernment,civilrights,andcitizenshiprights,behavinginwaysthatplacedthemoutsidethemainstreamofexpectedbehaviorsfor'ladies'attheturnofthe20thcentury.Theyinclude:MarthaHughesCannon,thecountry'sfirstfemalestatesenatorJovitaIdar,ajournalist,andpresidentofoneofthefirstMexicanAmericanwomen'scivilrightsorganizationsJeannetteRankin,thefirstwomanelectedtotheU.S.CongressMaryChurchTerrell,aleaderintheanti-lynchingmovementandafounderoftheNAACPandZitkála-Sá,akaGertrudeSimmonsBonnin,wholobbiedforU.S.citizenship,votingrightsandsovereigntyforAmericanIndiansacenturyago.
