Films On Demand: May/June Programming Ideas—The 19th Amendment and More

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Films On Demand: May/June Programming Ideas—The 19th Amendment and More

This month’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand can help students and researchers learn how American women finally won the right to vote, remember the devastating assassination of a great leader, celebrate the birthday of an award-winning American journalist, discuss the life and works of an influential architect, and research how one of the most divisive symbols of the Cold War came tumbling down. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left of the platform) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.

U.S. Congress Proposes the 19th Amendment, June 4, 1919

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • One Woman, One Vote (Item #44178)
  • Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony—A Film by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes series (Item #40997)
  • Amendment 19: Women’s Right to Vote (Item #8108)
  • The Oratory of Women’s Suffrage (Item #49201)
  • Generations: American Women Win the Vote (Item #55114)
  • The Progressive Era (Item #36215)

50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, June 5, 1968

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • The Assassination of Robert Kennedy: Infamous Assassinations (Item #57542)
  • The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (Item #39062)
  • Robert F. Kennedy, from The WPA Film Library Speeches Collection (Item #47804)
  • A Ripple of Hope (Item #148743)

Birthday: Bill Moyers, June 5, 1934

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying in America series (Item #10477)
  • Close to Home: Moyers on Addiction series (Item #7679)
  • Moyers & Company: How Do Liberals and Conservatives See the World? (Item #48864)
  • The Mythology of Star Wars with George Lucas and Bill Moyers (Item #9102)

Birthday: Frank Lloyd Wright, June 8, 1867

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • Frank Lloyd Wright: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick series (Item #41000)
  • Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School (Item #10013)
  • A Conversation with Frank Lloyd Wright—From NBC’s Wisdom series (Item #43391)
  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Last Dream: Monona Terrace (Item #32476)

Ronald Reagan Challenges Soviets to “Tear Down” Berlin Wall, June 12, 1987

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • This Day In History: June 12, 1987—Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin (Item #68614)
  • The Demise of Western Communism: Fall of a Giant (Item #7054)
  • The Berlin Wall (Item #2591)
  • 1962 NBC Special Report: The Tunnel (Part 1 and 2) (Item #56327)

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