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Zitkála-Šá co-composed and wrote the libretto for the first American Indian opera.

Jeannette Rankin made history as the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.

Charlotta Bass was the first Black woman to run for Vice President of the United States.

Mary Church Terrell was a suffragist, civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP.

The American Masters Digital Archive features previously unreleased interview footage.

Sarria was a legend of the San Francisco drag scene.

She ran for president in lipstick, heels and eyeshadow.

Julian Eltinge was a female impersonator who was once America's highest paid performer.

Meet musician, poet, author, and activist Amyra León.

Jean Malin was one of the first openly gay performers in the Prohibition era.

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