Six new documentaries in the MAKERS project feature groundbreaking American women in different spheres of influence: war, comedy, space, business, Hollywood and politics. Each program will profile prominent women and relate their struggles, triumphs and contributions as they reshaped and transformed the landscape of their chosen vocations.

Women in Hollywood
Follow the women of showbiz, from the earliest pioneers to present-day power players, as they influence the creation of one of the country’s biggest commodities: entertainment. Hear from: Jane Fonda, who at 75 is starring in the award-winning seriesThe Newsroom; Shonda Rhimes, who created Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal; Linda Woolverton, the screenwriter who re-imagined the traditional Disney princess by making Belle (in Beauty and the Beast) a self-possessed, strong-willed young woman; Lena Dunham, who mines comedy and drama gold by exploring what it’s really like to be a young woman today; six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close; director Nancy Meyers; and actress Zoe Saldana.