Virtual Programs:  To register please email diana.patterson@glastonburyct.gov with the date(s) you want to part-take in.

                                                                JANUARY STARS
“Hollywood Remembers Leading Ladies” - A half hour celebrity biography video series which utilize vintage film clips, photos and interviews.                                        Showing two half hours followed by discussion. 
                                      January 7:  Katharine Hepburn  & Doris Day 
                                      January 14:  Elizabeth Taylor & Julie Andrews 
                                      January 21:  Kim Novak & Lee Remick
                                      January 28:  “Princess Diana - The Woman Inside”  (1 hour 29 minutes)

 
                              FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February 4 “Mary McLeod Bethune - African Americans Who Left Their Stamp on History” (2016)
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) was born the 15th of 17 children to former slaves in South
Carolina.  This inspiring program educator, leader of women, distinguished adviser to several American presidents including Franklin D. Roosevelt, close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt and champion of racial equality.  (28 minutes)
February 11 “Carry Me Home:  A Remember America Film” (2016) In the cold winter of 1860, a young mother trapped in slavery seizes the opportunity to escape with her family when she encounters Harriet Tubman.  Harriet leads the young family through a number of trials on the Underground Railroad, causing them all to question whether or not freedom is worth the price they must pay to obtain it.  (23 minutes)
February 18 “The Sara Spencer Washington Story” (2016) The little known life of a Depression era black woman millionaire and political activist, who parlayed her door-to-door line of hair products into a beauty empire.  Apex gave tens of thousands of black women social uplift and financial independence.  (28 minutes)
February 25 “George W Carver - His Life and Work” (2016) Known as “the peanut man”, for his discovery of over 300 uses for peanuts, this is the life story of George Washington Carver his many achievements, teachings and inventions.  Born into slavery, Carver is an inspirational example of how hard work, a positive attitude and a good education can lead to success despite race, creed or color.  

                                  MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

March 4 “Remarkable Women of the 20th Century”   (2001) A study and celebration of some of the most extraordinary, intelligent, and influential women of the 20th century and their work in pioneering the path to political and social rights. (44 minutes)
March 11 “Great Women in American History” (2015) Why did Abigail Adams urge her husband to “remember the ladies?” Why was Harriet Tubman called the “Moses” of her people?  Who founded the American Red Cross?  These are but a few of the questions answered in “Great Women in American History”. (21 minutes)
March 18 “The Diary of Anne Frank” (2009) Adaptation of the famous wartime diaries; Anne Frank started to write her diary in June 1942.  (1 hour 40 minutes)
March 25 “The Eleanor Roosevelt Story” (1965) Pulitzer prize winner Archibald MacLeish scripted this touching portrait of the woman who emerged from a privileged but painful childhood to become a powerful humanitarian.  Academy Award winner for Best Documentary.