While TPT celebrates all the people who have made – and continue to make – Minnesota a great state, we take special pride in our Women’s History Month programming each March. To honor the contributions of women through the decades, we shine a spotlight on the movers and shakers who have shaped the communities we call home. Even when facing unimaginable hardships by today’s standards, women trailblazers have deftly paved the way for women (and men) to grow, achieve and lead.
At TPT, we know history. Stories of our past are woven through many of our programs, and sharing the voices, experiences and impact of Minnesota women is an honor and privilege we take seriously.
Check out the TPT shows below that prominently feature strong Minnesota women.
Our Roots
A series based on Minnesota’s efforts to establish and protect the human rights for everyone. Included are landmark advances in employment rights, access to housing, same sex marriage and other advances that promote justice and inclusion while challenging discrimination.
Nokomis: Voices of Anishinabe Grandmothers
Three anishinabe (ojibwe) women share their deeply Three Anishinabe (Ojibwa) women share their deeply personal life histories in this moving documentary. These women discuss their roles as grandmothers, their efforts to retain treaty rights and their work to attain Native American religious freedom. Despite all obstacles, they emerge with courage, strength and dignity.
Girl from Birch Creek
Raised by her grandmother after losing her mother at the age of three, Rosalie Wahl trailblazed her way to become the first woman appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. After facing discrimination as one of few female lawyers in Minnesota, she fought for women’s equality in the 1970’s, which led the way to her 1977 court appointment.
Women Outward Bound
Women Outward Bound profiles the first group of young women to participate in an Outward Bound survival school course in 1965, and chronicles their experiences in the wild. It also captures how one month in the woods taught them they could do more than they ever thought possible. During their experience, the young women forged a special bond.
Becoming Big League
Becoming Big League explores how sport was changing in 1960 and how that changed Minnesota. From Olympic hockey to High School hoops, from pro-sports origins in Big Ten titles, Becoming Big League is a retro sports page come to life that illustrates how 1960 might be the most dynamic year in Minnesota Sports history.
North Star: Minnesota’s Black Pioneers
Twelve stories of men and women who came to Minnesota to make a home and a difference, including fur trader George Bonga and the state’s first black woman lawyer, Lena Smith.
Out North: MNLGBTQ History
Out North: MNLGBTQ History explores the untold past of Minnesota’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and celebrates the strides the state has made since the gay liberation movement began in the 1970s.
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