Makers Women in Space Promo

Season 2 Episode 3

About the Episode

Makers: Women in Space traces the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program. Some, like aviators Wally Funk and Jerrie Cobb, passed the same grueling tests as male astronauts, only to be dismissed by NASA, the military, and even Lyndon Johnson, as a distraction. It wasn’t until 1995 that Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a spacecraft.

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Extras

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg on getting more women a seat at the power table

4:19
Women in the Military

Phyllis Schlafly leads the protest against the ERA

0:55
Title IX

Title IX compelled schools to offer sports programs to women.

2:54
Awakenings

For the women of the 1950s the societal norm was to get married before college was over

4:54
The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1963, an expose on the happy homemaker myth.

3:07
Nichelle Nichols, Actress and NASA Recruiter

Nichelle Nichols on her role on TV's Star Trek and being a recruiter for NASA.

3:56
MAKERS: Women Who Make America

Meet some of the Women who make America.

2:18
MAKERS Preview

MAKERS: Women Who Make America is the story of the Women's Movement airing on PBS Feb. 26

0:30
MAKERS: Women Who Make America Trailer

Makers: Women Who Make America will air on PBS February 2013

3:43
Makers in Politics Preview

Makers: Women in War airs Tuesday, November 4th on PBS.

0:30