California Humanities Announces Awardees of California Documentary Project NextGen Grants
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2020 CDP NextGen Grant Awards Announced
California Humanities Receives $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
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Funds Will Support A Touring Program of Independent Films at Community Colleges Throughout California
California Humanities Joins National Network of Humanities Councils Supporting Innovative Digital Series Celebrating Trailblazing Women
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New series UNLADYLIKE2020: Unsung Women Who Changed America received a California Documentary Project grant to help amplify the stories of women who were well ahead of their times.
A Conversation with CRIP CAMP Co-Directors
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Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham on the making of the documentary
Announcing Ten New Library Innovation Lab Cohort Members
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Our 2020 cohort represents libraries from across the state.
ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Charlotta Spears Bass—Newspaper Editor, Civil Rights Crusader and First African American Woman to Run for Vice President
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Charlotta Spears Bass, first African American woman to run for Vice President. Original artwork by Amelie Chabannes.
ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Margaret Chung—First American-Born Chinese Female Doctor
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Margaret Chung, the first Chinese American woman physician. Original artwork by Amelie Chabannes.
ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Tye Leung Schulze—First Chinese American Woman Federal Government Employee
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ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Lois Weber—The First Woman to Direct Feature Length Film
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ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Louise Arner Boyd—First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
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