Makers: Women Who Make America Season 1

Synopsis

The first season of Makers tells the remarkable story of the most sweeping social revolution in American history, as women have asserted their rights to a full and fair share of political power, economic opportunity, and personal autonomy. It’s a revolution that has unfolded in public and private, in courts and Congress, in the boardroom and the bedroom, changing not only what the world expects from women, but what women expect from themselves. The story is brought to life with priceless archival treasures and poignant, often funny interviews with those who led the fight, those who opposed it, and those first generations to benefit from its success.

Main Cast

Meryl Streep

Narrator (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Gloria Steinem

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 56%

Hillary Clinton

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 41%

Ellen DeGeneres

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 63%

Oprah Winfrey

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 37%

Marlo Thomas

Self

Age : 87 | Popularity : 61%

Judy Blume

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Katie Couric

Self

Age : 67 | Popularity : 22%

Episodes

Episode 1

26 February 2013 - The Awakening

The story of the birth of the modern Women’s Movement. When Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique came out in 1963, millions of American women felt the constraints of 1950s post-war culture, which confined them to the home or to low-paying, dead end jobs. At the same time, another group of women were emerging from the anti-war and civil rights movement determined to achieve their own revolution.

Episode 2

26 February 2013 - Changing the World

In the early 1970s, feminism became a force that reshaped the relationships between men and women in the most fundamental ways. Divorce rates spiked as women chafed under their traditional roles but, where men could adapt, marriages became stronger than ever. With the widespread adoption of the contraceptive pill, women’s sexuality was freed from the constant worry over pregnancy.

Episode 3

26 February 2013 - Charting a New Course

As the Movement achieved long-sought goals, a new generation of women were re-evaluating some of its most basic assumptions, especially the balance between work and family. By the 2000s, the movement was again under attack from conservatives seeking to rollback abortion and contraception laws, and by younger women fleeing the very word “feminism.”

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Rachel Grady Heidi Ewing Barak Goodman
Writing	Writer	Pamela Mason Wagner Barak Goodman
Editing	Editor	Ilya Chaiken Pamela Scott Arnold
Sound	Music	Joel Goodman
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