This month’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand can help students and researchers celebrate the upcoming Women’s History Month, Presidents’ Day, and National Entrepreneurship Week, as well as honor the legacy of one of history’s most influential scientists. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.
Get Ready for Women’s History Month in March
Consider these titles for your classes:
- The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000-Year Story (Items #114440–114443)
- Makers: Women Who Make America (Items #60713–60715) and Makers: Women Who Make America (Volume 2) (Items #60697–60702)
- Extraordinary Women (Item #95082–95093)
Presidents’ Day, February 20
Consider these titles for your classes:
- The Presidents series (Items #43174–43181)
- The Almost Painless Guide to the Executive Branch (Item #47591)
- The Modern Presidency: Tools of Power—Democracy in America (Item #113279)
- Author Chris Edelson on the Growing Power of the Presidency (Item #81710)
Charles Darwin’s Legacy
Consider these titles for your classes:
- In Darwin’s Garden: Evolutionary Theory and Nature’s Laboratory series (Items #40623–40625)
- Darwin’s Evolution (Item #43674)
- What Darwin Never Knew (Item #56005)
- Darwin’s Other Island (Item #52309)
- Questioning Darwin (Item #115025)
National Entrepreneurship Week
Consider these titles for your classes:
- The Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting and Growing a Business series (Items #117967–117976)
- The StartUp Experience series (Items #47845–47869)
- You’re the Boss: Starting and Running Your Own Business series (Items #42248–42252)
- Garage Geniuses: Stories of Entrepreneurship (Item #116617)