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• Amelia Earhart

  Queen of the Air

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  Looks at the life of aviatrix Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic solo, who vanished without a trace while she was attempting to fly around the world.

• Bad Reputation

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  It's true, Joan Jett became mega-famous from the number-one hit "I Love Rock n Roll," but that's only part of the story. This documentary gives a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning's 70s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bombshell

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  A group of women decides to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

• Erin Brockovich

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  Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a momumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hidden Figures

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  As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Iron Lady

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• Julie & Julia

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  Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge in her life, she decides to cook her way through Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' in one year, and to blog about it. As…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Made in Dagenham

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  In 1968, the female workers at the Ford Dagenham car plant, walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. Their actions played a major role in the battle for equal pay, both nationally and internationally.

• Norma Rae

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  Norma Rae, the Southern millworker who revolutionizes a small town and discovers a power in herself she never knew she had. Under the guidance of a New York unionizer and with increasing courage and determination, Norma Rae organizes her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Notorious Bettie Page

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  Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennesee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On the Basis of Sex

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  Inspired by the powerful true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex depicts a then-struggling attorney and new mother facing adversity in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case, she knows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Queen

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• Ride Like a Girl

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  The inspirational true story of Michelle Payne. As a little girl, Michelle dreamed of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup. However, a near-fatal fall threatens to end her hopes of competing in the race. With the love and support from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• She's Beautiful When She's Angry

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  Chronicles the birth of the modern women's liberation movement in the 1960s and early 1970s, covering the emergence of the National Organization (NOW), as well as more radical factions such as WITCH (Women's International Terrorist…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Westwood

  Punk, Icon, Activist

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  With exclusive, unprecedented access is the first film to encompass the remarkable story of Vivienne's life, her fashion, her personality, her activism and her cultural importance. Since igniting the punk movement with ex-partner and Sex…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

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  "Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin is a feature documentary exploring the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin ... Produced with Le Guin's participation over the course of a decade, Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Winnie Mandela

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  Moving from a remote village to the metropolis of Johannesburg, South Africa, a proud young Winnie soon found love with a rising political star, Nelson Mandela. When Nelson was imprisoned for protesting the brutal Apartheid government,…Read moreRead more of this annotation