In celebration of Women’s History Month, check out these television shows and films. Some are ongoing programs all year. Check local listings.
HBO:
• When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
- Spike Lee’s documentary on Hurricane Katrina
• Ithuteng (Never Stop Learning)
• Thin. Women and eating disorders
• Queen Latifah Life Support
• Independent Lens—“China Blue”
- An inside look at women and sweatshops in China
- April 3, 2007
- Read the Review on China Blue.
• Independent Lens—“La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul”
- Legendary Afro-Cuban pop singer Lupe Victoria Yoli
- June 5, 2007
• Tavis Smiley— “Suze Orman”
- Financial expert and author of Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny
• Dr. Christiane Northrup’s Menopause and Beyond: New Wisdom for Women
- March 12th
• Place of Our Own: “Autism”
- March 8th
• Place of Our Own: “Coping With Traumatic Events”
- How to help children deal with traumatic events like moving or divorce
- March 13th
• Frontline: “The Last Abortion Clinic (View it online)
PBS Encore Presentations:
• American Experience: “Eyes on the Prize”
• American Experience: “Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution”
• “Fannie Lou Hamer: Courage and Faith”
• Point of View: “Chisholm ’72—Unbought & Unbossed”
