“Everybody Knows…Elizabeth Murray” focuses on painter and printmaker Elizabeth Murray, “explores the relationship between her family life and career, and reconsiders her place in contemporary art history.” Meryl Streep voices excerpts from Murray’s journal, and the doc also features verité footage and home videos. “Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel” is the story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Gone with the Wind.” “Mitchell rebelled against the stifling social restrictions placed on women of her era,” the source hints, “as an unconventional tomboy, a defiant debutante, a brazen flapper, and, later, as a philanthropist risking her life to fund African-American education – all before an untimely death at age 48.” “Singing for Our Lives” investigates how Near’s music and activism “inspire generations of people working to ‘bend the arc of justice forward.’” “For the last 40 years, Near has worked on global social justice coalition-building in the women’s and lesbian movements,” “American Masters” details. “Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives” examines the life and work of the titular singer-songwriter. Meanwhile, “American Masters'” new multimedia series, “Unladylike2020,” is spotlighting civil rights activist Maggie Lena Walker, social work pioneer Grace Abbott, and Bessie Coleman, the first African American aviator.
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Its “American Masters” series is streaming docs about singer-songwriter Holly Near, author Margaret Mitchell, and artist Elizabeth Murray this month. Luckily, PBS has some options if you’re looking to learn more about our trailblazing foremothers while also staying in quarantine. The coronavirus has - rightfully - dominated the news this month, so much so that it’s easy to forget that March is also Women’s History Month.