Unsung Women Who Changed America

The Series

UNLADYLIKE2020 is a series of 26 short films and a one-hour documentary profiling diverse and little-known American women from the turn of the 20th century, and contemporary women who follow in their footsteps. Winner of the 2020 Women Transforming Media award, the series premiered on PBS’s American Masters in honor of the centennial of women's suffrage, and is narrated by acclaimed actors Julianna Margulies and Lorraine Toussaint.

Gender-Bending Harlem Renaissance Performer and Musician

1907-1960

First American-Born Chinese Female Doctor

1889-1959

Trendsetting Movie Star and Fashion Icon

1905-1961

First Woman to Swim the English Channel

1905-2003

Bonus Content

Watch our Education Summit, explore more stories of contemporary women who continue the fight for equality and representation, and learn about the making of UNLADYLIKE2020.

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