Fighting Her Way To Gold
Marlen Esparza will be making history competing in women's boxing for the first time as an Olympic event. ...
Film
Pro Choice… It’s Not What You Think
Recently, when we watched the OWN Network's Lisa Ling show Our America - Brides of Christ episode, our eyes were opened to a world of women making choices that defy the vast opportunities our modern world offers us, giving it all up in the name of God....
Meet Jessica Cox… You’ll Never Say “I Can’t” Again
Video preview of Rightfooted, an inspiring documentary about 29-year-old Jessica Cox who was born without arms as the result of a rare birth defect. Despite suffering self-esteem issues early on and physical challenges throughout her life, Jessica found a way to thrive by using mental agility, physical flexibility and her feet....
Miss Representation
Jennifer Siebel Newsom's documentary Miss Representation premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film uncovers how American mainstream media's limited and disparaging portrayals of women are spoon feeding yet another generation of America's youth the unfortunate concept that a woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality - and not in her capacity as a leader....
She Dared To Dream. They Dared To Believe.
THE MIGHTY MACS, which opened last Friday, October 21st, is a film based on the incredible true story of the 1971-72 Immaculata College basketball team, the original Cinderella story in women's basketball. Coach Cathy Rush, a pioneer in women's sports, led the underdog team to three consecutive Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National titles from 1972-1974. ...
When The Sewing Machinists Took On The Auto Giant: The Modern Movie That Taught Us A Women’s History Lesson
This post could be considered long overdue. But, we all know it can take a busy woman some time to hear about a movie that's worth watching. Then tack on the ad...
Beyond Bravery: Soledad O’Brien Documentary Profiles Women First Responders of 9/11
Women You Should Know would like to thank CNN anchor and special correspondent, Soledad O’Brien, for doing what so few media outlets did over the last decade and what the large majority are still not doing today, ten years later – profiling the women First Responders of 9/11....