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Wed February 20, 2013

Makers: Women Who Make America

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Equal Rights Amendment supporters voice their disapproval of the 22-16 vote against the E.R.A. in the Florida Senate. June 21, 1982.
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Gloria Steinem, writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. In 1972, she co-founded Ms. Magazine, which became a landmark institution for women's rights.
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The March on Washington. Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. The Women’s Movement was influenced in part by the Civil Rights Movement.
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Demonstrators remove their brassieres during an anti-bra protest outside a San Francisco department store. August 1, 1969.
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A young woman holds up a sign as she protests for women’s rights in front of the Federal Trade Commission headquarters during Richard Nixon’s inauguration weekend. Washington, D.C., January 18-21, 1969.
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Leaders of the Women’s Movement pass a torch that was carried by foot from New York to Houston, Texas, for the National Women’s Convention.

Review the story of how women have helped shape America over the last 50 years through one of the most sweeping social revolutions in our country’s history, in pursuit of their rights to a full and fair share of political power, economic opportunity and personal autonomy. The documentary builds on the unprecedented multi-platform video experience from PBS and AOL: MAKERS.com.

This 3-hour documentary airs Tuesday, February 26, at 7pm on Channel 5.

Watch the full episode.