Episode
American Masters: The Women's List
Overview
Meet 15 women who define contemporary American culture in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ new “List” film featuring Madeleine Albright, Margaret Cho, Edie Falco, Betsey Johnson, Alicia Keys, Nancy Pelosi, Rosie Perez, Wendy Williams and more. All trailblazers in their fields, these women share their experiences struggling against discrimination and overcoming challenges to make their voices heard.
Details
- Series
- American Masters
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2015-09-25
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
The Women's List is Episode 8 in Season 29 of American Masters. It aired on 2015-09-25. The runtime is 90 min.
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