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American Experience

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Fly with Me

1h 52m

Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.

Episodes

  • Fly with Me: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fly with Me

    S36 E2 - 1h 52m

    Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.

  • Nazi Town, USA: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nazi Town, USA

    S36 E1 - 52m 32s

    Nazi Town, USA tells the story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group which in the 1930s had scores of chapters across the country, representing what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. They held joint rallies with the KKK and ran summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery, melding patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism.

Extras + Features

  • Trailer | The Cancer Detectives: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | The Cancer Detectives

    S36 E3 - 1m 35s

    The Cancer Detectives tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolau; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists.

  • Who's Who: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who's Who

    S36 E2 - 1m

    The integrator. The networker. The advocate. The organizer.

  • Trailer | Fly with Me: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | Fly with Me

    S36 E2 - 2m 2s

    Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. The job offered unheard-of opportunities for travel and independence. These women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.

  • Trailer | Nazi Town, USA: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | Nazi Town, USA

    S36 E1 - 1m 26s

    Nazi Town, USA tells the story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group which in the 1930s had scores of chapters across the country, representing what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. They held joint rallies with the KKK and ran summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery, melding patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism.

Schedule

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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Tuesday
    Mar 19

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Wednesday
    Mar 20

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Thursday
    Mar 21

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Thursday
    Mar 21

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    The Vote

    Thursday
    Mar 21

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience

    The American Diplomat

    Thursday
    Mar 21

    1 Hour

    The experience of Black diplomats serving during the Cold War.
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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Friday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Friday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience

    The American Diplomat

    Friday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

    The experience of Black diplomats serving during the Cold War.
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    American Experience

    Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

    Friday
    Mar 22

    2 Hours

    The life and career of Sandra Day O'Connor, from growing up on a cattle ranch in Arizona to her 25 years on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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    Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    2 Hours

    The life and career of Sandra Day O'Connor, from growing up on a cattle ranch in Arizona to her 25 years on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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    American Experience

    Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    2 Hours

    The life and career of Sandra Day O'Connor, from growing up on a cattle ranch in Arizona to her 25 years on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Image
    American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    The Vote

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
  • Image
    American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    The Vote

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
  • Image
    American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    2 Hours

    The life and career of Sandra Day O'Connor, from growing up on a cattle ranch in Arizona to her 25 years on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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    American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    The American Diplomat

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    The experience of Black diplomats serving during the Cold War.
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    American Experience

    The Sun Queen

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    Biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes, designer of the first successfully solar-heated modern residence, held more than 20 patents at the time of her death in 1995.
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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
  • Image
    American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    The Vote

    Saturday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
  • Image
    American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    The American Diplomat

    Sunday
    Mar 24

    1 Hour

    The experience of Black diplomats serving during the Cold War.

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