Timedwiththe2020women'ssuffragecentennial,AmericanMasters-Unladylike2020:TheChangemakerstakesalookatwomenwhosecourageandtenacity100yearsagoshapedthepoliticallifeandfutureofthisnation.Theiraccomplishmentswereinstrumentalinaccomplishingvotingrightsforwomen--butalsoinimprovingthequalityoflifeforallcitizens.Thishour-longPBSAmericanMastersanimateddocumentaryfilmwillpresentprofilesoffivelittle-knownwomentrailblazerswhowereactiveingovernment,civilrights,andcitizenshiprights,behavinginwaysthatplacedthemoutsidethemainstreamofexpectedbehaviorsfor'ladies'attheturnofthe20thcentury.Theyinclude:MarthaHughesCannon,thecountry'sfirstfemalestatesenator;JovitaIdar,ajournalist,andpresidentofoneofthefirstMexicanAmericanwomen'scivilrightsorganizations;JeannetteRankin,thefirstwomanelectedtotheU.S.Congress;MaryChurchTerrell,aleaderintheanti-lynchingmovementandafounderoftheNAACP;andZitkála-Sá,akaGertrudeSimmonsBonnin,wholobbiedforU.S.citizenship,votingrightsandsovereigntyforAmericanIndiansacenturyago.
