Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States.
In the United States, Women’s History Month traces its beginnings back to the first International Women’s Day in 1911.
Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month.[4]Since 1988, U.S. presidents have issued annual proclamations designating the month of March as Women’s History Month. (Source: Wikipedia)
When you think about Women’s History, some of these events come to mind: suffrage, the first institution in America for higher education of women, the first licensed woman physician in the US, Harriet Tubman joined the Underground Railroad efforts leading slaves to freedom, and the first female Secretary of State.
There are so many titles available on Netflix. Whether you’re looking for a TV show, movie, or documentary, you will likely find it on Netflix. Every genre is covered from Kids to Romantic Comedies to Action & Adventure.
Although there is not a “Women’s History” category in the Netflix database, after digging through Documentaries, Historical Documentaries, and Biographies, I was able to find a pretty extensive list of titles that pay homage to the women who came before us.
I was pleasantly surprised to find dozens of titles which celebrate, highlight, and explore stories surrounding women’s history that are well known and ones you may have never heard of.
These stories include well-publicized women and events along with some “unsung” heroes who lived in the shadows. Find a blanket, a warm beverage, and plan to get cozy as you explore and enjoy this list of binge-worthy titles about Women’s History.
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50 Movies About Women’s History on Netflix
- Becoming
- Dolly Parton: Here I Am
- I Am Woman
- The Crown
- Julie & Julia
- My Week With Marilyn
- Joan Rivers: Don’t Start With Me
- The Iron Lady
- Brave Miss World
- The Duchess
- What Happened Miss Simone?
- Jackie: A Tale of Two Sisters
- Ladies First
- Conspiracies
- Women at War 1939-1945
- War Against Women
- Million Yen Women
- The Women Who Kill Lions
- Killer Women
- 20th Century Women
- Pioneer First Women Filmmakers
- The Most Hated Woman in America
- The Most Assassinated Woman in America
- Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
- Miss Virginia
- Suffragette
- Cable Girls
- What the F* is Going On?
- Eve’s Apple
- Period. End of Sentence
- I Am Allred
- Knock Down The House
- The Rachel Divide
- Reversing Roe
- Out of Many, One
- Abducted in Plain Sight
- Amanda Knox
- The Royal House of Windsor
- Betty White: First Lady of Television
- The Movies That Made Us
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
- Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
- Conspiracies
- Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker
- The Queen’s Gambit
- Madam Secretary
- Girl Boss
- The Help
- Loving
- Radium Girls
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Have you seen any of these? What would you add to this list?
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- How to Celebrate Your Heritage
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