American Masters To Share Extraordinary Stories of Women Who Changed History

American Masters joins PBS’ summer-long celebration of female trailblazers in honor of the women’s vote centennial with three new documentaries exploring the lives of remarkable changemakers, both past and present. Executive produced by Bette Midler, American Masters – Mae West: Dirty Blonde investigates the notorious entertainment icon who “climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.” Featuring Candice Bergen, Lady Bunny, Margaret Cho, Natasha Lyonne, Ringo Starr, Dita Von Teese and more, the film makes its world premiere Tuesday, June 16 at 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). American Masters – Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, an artful and intimate meditation on the extraordinary life and works of the Nobel Prize-winning storyteller, premieres Tuesday, June 23 at 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

American Masters – Unladylike2020: The Changemakers, a one-hour documentary special illuminating the inspiring stories of pioneering female politicians from America’s past, premieres Friday, July 10 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Each film will be available to stream on pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS Video app at the same time as the broadcast premiere.

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