Birmingham Public Library: Notable Figures In Women's History On Kanopy

Press release from Birmingham Public Library:

G. Jones

March 02, 2022

Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA   Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.Vice President Kamala Harris: Chase the DreamFollow the journey of Kamala Harris, the first black woman and South Asian American to serve as the Vice President of the United States as she Chased the Dream from classroom to courtroom, and now to the White House.Inside the Mind of Agatha ChristieWhat do we know about Agatha Christie herself? Combining rare access to Agatha's family, her personal archive and speaking to those who know her work best, discover what made the world's most successful crime writer tick.Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for ItOver a 70+ year career, Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of the rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) Award Winners of our time. Her resilience and talent triumphed over adversity and broke barriers for generations of artists who refuse to be pigeonholed.Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it.

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