A Police Force: The Last Frontier for Women

On Monday, PBS’s documentary series Frontline aired Women in Blue, a documentary about the Minneapolis Police Department. In May 2020, actions by a male policeman from this department led to the death of George Floyd, triggering peaceful Black Lives Matter protests nationwide, including in Mississippi.

Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellFebruary 9, 2021racism, Black Lives Matter, Frontline, Women in Blue, BLM, Minneapolis police department, women officers, misogyny, Jane Harteau, Alice White

Mysteries of the Confederacy: The Fates of Spies and of Statues

In spring 2020, respected documentarian Pamela Mason Wagner was in the field in Richmond, Virginia, working on a new piece for the Smithsonian Channel’s series, America’s Hidden Stories. Wagner already had produced a program for the series that aired in January 2021, called Madam President, about First Lady Edith Wilson, who took over the White House behind the scenes after President Woodrow Wilson was incapacitated by a stroke.

Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellFebruary 2, 2021racism, Pamela Mason Wagner, First Lady Edith Wilson, Madam President, America's hidden stories, Southern Women, Union Spies, Richmond, Elizabeth Van Lew, Mary Bowser, Jefferson Davis, Monument Avenue, Black Lives Matter, confederate monuments, Edward Valentine