VHS/DVD

Becoming Jane [DVD/Widescreen]. Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. After much familial interference, Jane stays with her family and ends her affair with Lefroy. She begins to write some of her greatest works of all time. Lefroy becomes the inspiration for Mr. Darcy in the novel, Pride and Prejudice.

DNA: Secret of Photo 51 [DVD/widescreen] The story of Rosalind Franklin, a scientist whose work was crucial in the discovery of the famous double-helix structure of DNA, but who went without credit for years.

Mary Cassatt [DVD]. Children and naturalism are the hallmarks of Mary Cassatt's work during the 1880's and 1890's.

Georgia O'Keefe [DVD]. This documentary portrays the legendary painter as she candidly reveals her warmth, humor, and practical wisdom. For the first time on camera, O'Keefe openly discusses her work and inspirations taken from the haunting mountain deserts of New Mexico.

Frida Kahlo [DVD]. Frida began to paint in 1925. Today Kahlo's work is critically and monetarily as prized as that of her male peers, sometimes more so. Learn more about this cultural icon.

Wings of Their Own: a Documentary [DVD/widescreen]. Women of distinction with fascinating stories to tell. Some are actual pioneers, who pursued aviation firsts, others are record holders, and many do it for fun or a career. Wings of Their Own features winners of air competitions and the daring, incredible, adventurous women of NASA.

Susan B. Anthony [DVD]. Looks at the life of Susan B. Anthony who fought for women's rights, especially the right to vote.

Joan of Arc: Child of War Soldier of God [DVD]. Joan of Arc's story is viewed through her own eyes and told through her own words. Based on the actual testimonies of the legendary peasant-girl-turned-soldier.

Home of the Brave [DVD]. Viola Liuzzo, a 39-year-old wife and mother of five, was the only white woman killed during the civil rights movement. Narrated by Stockard Channing, Paola di Florio's powerful and poignant documentary tells Liuzzo's tragic story.

Not For Ourselves Alone: the Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony [DVD]. Also on VHS. Ken Burns and Paul Barnes presents the history of women's suffrage in the United States through the dramatic, often turbulent friendship of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan Anthony.

Mona Lisa Smile [DVD]. In 1953, Katherine Watson is a free-spirited graduate of UCLA who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College, a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom.

Warrior Queen [DVD]. The story of Boudica, Queen of ancient Britain when it was a Roman province. Outraged at the plundering by Nero and Roman rulers, Boudica was victorious in battles at what are now St. Albans and Colchester. Finally in London her army was crushed.

Radical Harmonies [DVD]. A documentary film, featuring interviews and performance footage, looking at women's music and how the movement came to prominence.

The 1900 House [VHS]. Travel back in time with the Bowler family as they turn back the calendar to spring of 1900. Their eye-opening experiences of the grueling demands of a bygone era help them to understand another era with an exceptional clarity and a unique perspective.

Little Women [DVD] Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. Book by Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888.

Sarah Vaughan [DVD] Biography of a great female singer.

Nancy Wilson [DVD] Biography of a great female singer.

Chaka Khan [DVD] Biography of a great female singer.

Abbey Lincoln [DVD] Biography of a great female singer

I Don't Know What Your Eyes Have Done To Me [DVD] Ada Falcon's singing reputation was known throughout the world. In 1942, she vanished at the height of her career. Sixty years later, filmmakers Lorena Munoz and Sergio Wolf set out to examine the enigmatic performer's fascinating life.

Condoleezza Rice [DVD] As National Security Advisor, she has one of the most demanding and important jobs on earth. As one of the few African Americans to hold a high position in the Bush administration, she is both an inspiration and a lightning rod for controversy.

Cesaria Evora [DVD] A portrait of Cesaria Evora, singer of Cape Verdian blues, or morna, which is a blend of Portuguese fado, jazz, and Latin, accompanied by melodic piano, ukelele and guitar. Traces the development of her musical artistry through interviews and visits to the bars and cafes of Mindelo where she began her career. Features musical performances by Evora at a festival in Louisiana and a recording session in New York.

The Nazi Officer's Wife [DVD] One Jewish woman's true story of surviving the Holocaust by marrying a Nazi officer. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, this documentary provides a unique perspective in its story of defiance and strength.

Really Bad Girls of the Bible: More Lessons from Less-Than-Perfect Women [VHS] Liz Curtis Higgs presents a fast-paced introduction to eight truly bad women in the Bible. Each story demonstrates the sovereign power of God at work, even in women who were "really bad."

The Miracle Worker [DVD/widescreen] A dramatization of the story about the struggle of a Boston teacher, Annie Sullivan, to communicate with and teach the deaf, blind, and mute child, Helen Keller.

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood [DVD] This insightful documentary gives voice to Frances Marion's words taken from her letters, diaries and memoirs. Footage from more than twenty of Marion's movies align with commentary by pre-eminent silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, critic Leonard Maltin and Marion's celebrated biographer, Cari Beauchamp.

Queen Latifah [VHS] Presents a biography of Queen Latifah, a female rapper who has made the transition from music to acting in films and movies.

Maya Angelou [VHS] A biography of Maya Angelou, the African-American poet and author. Includes interviews with the author and her family and friends.

Eve [VHS]. The first woman mentioned in the Old Testament, Eve is one of the most notorious female figures of all time. Intimate Portrait offers a different perspective, seeing her as brave, hungry for adventure and a richer experience beyond the placid confines of Eden.

Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life [DVD/widescreen]. This 1998 documentary looks at the life and work of the controversial Russian-born author, Ayn Rand. A sense of life is a flux of events, ideas, emotions and accomplishments - all combining to create a portrait of one woman's genius and point of view. Also on VHS

Bird by Bird With Annie [VHS] A portrait of writer Annie Lamott.

Jane Austen's Life [VHS] Explores the places Jane Austen lived and the facts about the woman, from birth to her early death.

Jane Austen's Works [VHS] Provides a look at Jane Austen's life, the world in which she lived, and the development of her six novels.

Annie Leibovitz: Celebrity Photographer [VHS]

Wilma [VHS] At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Wilma Rudolph became the first woman to win three consecutive gold medals. But the most amazing part of this true story is that Wilma was stricken in her youth with crippling polio, a disease she conquered to become one of America's greatest female athletes.

Faith Ringgold: the Last Story Quilt [VHS] A profile of the life and work of Faith Ringgold, noted Afro-American woman artist who specializes in painting on quilts and other cloth surfaces. A 2008 Honoree of the National Women’s History Project.

Sylvia Plath [VHS] The life and career of American poet Sylvia Plath, related through photographs, dramatizations, readings from her works and anecdotal commentary by her mother, her teachers, various friends and other poets and writers.

Elizabeth Bishop[VHS] The life of American Poet Elizabeth Bishop, related through photographs, readings of her poems and critical commentary by various poets and writers.

Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior [VHS]. Describes the life story of Joan of Arc and the influence she had on the nation of France and Charles the crown prince of France.

Let The Women Vote! [VHS]. From the homesteading tradition, in which western women engaged in hard labor with men, to the drafting of new constitutions for Western territories and the effect of the Civil War, the program reveals the many changes in America which brought about the women's movement in the West.

The Dollmakers: Women Entrepreneurs 1865-1945 [VHS]. A history of American women designers and their efforts to create the perfect play doll and a domestic doll industry.

The Speeches of Famous Women [VHS]. Traces the progression of the women's movement with speeches from suffragettes, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford - who endorses the Equal Rights Act, Betty Friedan, and Senators Carol Mosely-Braun and Barbara Boxer.

Women First & Foremost [VHS]. A story of women, a story of progress, forged on the broad shoulders of courage.

The Eighteenth Century Woman [VHS]. Looks at an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled "The eighteenth century woman", a vast collection of costumes, accessories, and objets d'art that reveal the unique ways in which fashionable eighteenth-century women made their presence felt in the society, art, and politics of their time.

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman [DVD] by Ernest J. Gaines. This fictional autobiography, starring Cicely Tyson, tells the story of a remarkable African American woman born in slavery on a Louisiana plantation who is freed after the Civil War and lives another one hundred years to see the second emancipation.

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