20 Film & TV Series Spotlighting Women In History
Bio-pics, miniseries and documentaries make historical women just a remote click away. Immerse yourself into some of our favorite stories about accomplished women.
1. Mrs. America
2020 TV Drama Miniseries
Political drama about the ERA movement and the conservative backlash highlight the women who were the driving force behind both sides. Watch on Amazon.
2. Camille Claudel 1915
2013 Film
Bio-pic of sculptor Camille Claudel (1864 – 1943) who started as an August Rodin’s assistant and later became his mistress. The movie depicts her struggles in Rodin’s shadow. Watch on Amazon.
3. Hidden Figures
2016 Film
Biographical drama about three African American women mathematicians: Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who worked at NASA during the Space Race. Watch on Amazon.
4. Frida
2002 Film
Biographical drama of artist Frida Kahlo who struggled with injuries and her marriage to fellow artist Diego Rivera. Watch on Amazon.
5. Golda
2023 Film
Bio-drama of Golda Meir, the 4th prime minister of Israel during the 1973 Yom Kipper War. Watch on Showtime/Paramount+
6. The Iron Lady
2011 Film
Biographical drama based on the life of Margaret Thatcher, a British politician who was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. Watch on Amazon.
7. Shirley
2024 Film
Biographical film about Shirley Chisholm, America’s first Black congresswoman. Watch on Netflix.
8. The Janes
2022 Documentary
Documentary of a network of women in Chicago who helped women get abortion care in pre-Roe v. Wade time. Watch on Max.
9. Julia
2022 – 2023 TV Series
Based on the life of Julia Child in 1960s Cambridge, Massachusetts during the production of her television cooking show. Watch on Max.
10. Good Girls Revolt
2015 – 2016 TV Series
Follows a group of young female researchers in the 1970s at “News of the Week,” who ask to be treated fairly. Their revolutionary request sparks convulsive changes and upends their workplace. Watch on Netflix.
11. Madame Curie
1943 Film
Chronicles the life & work of Polish–French physicist, Marie Curie and her husband, Pierre as they discover radium. Watch on Amazon, Vudu, Apple TV+, YouTube.
12. On The Basis of Sex
2018 Film
The life and early cases of Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Watch on Amazon, Vudu, Apple TV+, YouTube.
13. Ride to Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story
2002 Film
Bio pic of Rosa Parks recalling key events around the fight for civil rights. Watch on Amazon.
15. Atlantic Crossing
2020 TV Drama Miniseries
Political drama of Norwegian Crown Princess Martha’s journey fleeing Nazis following the invasion to live in America and influence President Roosevelt’s involvement in World War II. Watch on PBS Masterpiece Theater.
16. Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker
2020 TV Drama Miniseries
A fictionalized drama based on the biography of Madam C.J. Walker, the first self-made millionaire in the US. Watch on Netflix.
17. Evita
1997 Film
Biographical film telling the story of Eva Duarte Peron’s rise from poverty to become an Argentinian actress and the wife of powerful President Juan Peron. Watch on Amazon.
18. Erin Brockovich
2000 Film
Based on the true story of a law firm secretary who works to gain justice against a polluting utility company. Watch on Amazon.
19. Anna Mae Wong: In Her Own Words
2011 Documentary
Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star who transitioned from silent to sound films. Controversial for her roles, but honored for her accomplishments. Watch on Amazon.
20. Gaslit
2022 TV Drama Miniseries
Dramatization of events in the 1970s from the point of view of Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell during the Watergate scandal. Watch on Amazon.
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