Women's History Month At The Movies

A League of Our Own  See one of The 11 

Best Movies To Celebrate Women's History 

Month.  Included is Frida (above) starring 

Salma Hayek.  A list of the DVDs available 

through the TWU Libraries, including Frida,
is available at the Circulation Desk of the 
Blagg-Huey Library on the Denton campus.  
Image courtesy of movieposter.com.

Woman's History Month is in full swing.  We've looked at the origins of Women's History Month; seen a 3D version of Amelia Earhart's flight suit; learned about databases devoted to women and their history; and heard stirring words from some very inspirational women.  Now it's time to switch gears and chill.  We're going to the movies. 

Below, The 11 Best Movies To Celebrate Women's History Month, with related media available through the TWU Libraries.  Any such list, of course, is in the eye of the beholder.  Nonetheless, the titles featured here remind us that all over the world, in all types of circumstances, women are strong, funny, brave, smart, resilient and supremely capable.

To browse the TWU Libraries' DVD collection, ask for the DVD List--an alphabetical listing of the titles we carry--at the Circulation Desk of the Blagg-Huey Library on the Denton campus (940-898-3719).  You can also search for a specific title in the TWU Libraries catalog.    

However you do it, honoring women and women's achievements is what Women's History Month is all about.  If we can help, please let us know. 

MOVIE	AMAZON  PRIME	NETFLIX	RELATED MEDIA AT  THE TWU LIBRARIES
Elizabeth 1998	NO	DVD	Elizabeth I 2006 (DVD)
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work  2010	NO	DVD/STREAMING	Makers, Volume 2: Women In War, Space, Comedy, Business, Hollywood, Politics 2014 (Video)  Includes an interview with Joan Rivers
A League Of Their Own 1992	NO	DVD	CBS Interview with three Woman’s League players from the 1940s at around the time of the release of the movie A League Of Their Own, a fictional dramatization of their story (Video)
Silkwood 1983	NO	DVD
Norma Rae 1979	NO	NO
The Invisible War  2012	NO	STREAMING	Beyond The Battlefield, Soldiers Fight An 'Invisible War' (Interview, Audio and Transcript)
Frida  2002	YES	DVD/STREAMING	Frida  2002 (DVD); The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo 2005 (DVD)
After Tiller 2013	YES	DVD/STREAMING
Pink Saris 2010	NO	NO	Pink Saris 2010 (DVD)
9 to 5  1980	YES	DVD Available April 1, 2015
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley  2013	NO	NO

~Sandy Cochran