When Will
They Ever Learn?
PBS: MAKERS: Women Who Make America
tells the story of how women have helped shape America over the last 50 years
through one of the most sweeping social revolutions in our country’s history,
in pursuit of their rights to a full and fair share of political power,
economic opportunity and personal autonomy. Aired on PBS Feb. 26 .
It
certainly was an excellent documentary- but, the writers and producers left out
Latinas. There were two brief cameos with Dolores
Huerta and an Albuquerque construction company owner Alvarado. : Makers: Women Who Make America
Episode:
Here are notes to tell the rest of the story.
As a further illustration of the Anglo centric view of the documentary, they even left out
Congresswoman Patsy Mink who wrote
the legislation for the landmark Title IX legislation. See http://www.patsyminkfoundation.org
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