California Humanities Announces Awardees of California Documentary Project NextGen Grants

2020 CDP NextGen Grant Awards Announced
California Humanities Receives $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
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
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

Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham on the making of the documentary
Announcing Ten New Library Innovation Lab Cohort Members

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

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

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

ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Lois Weber—The First Woman to Direct Feature Length Film

ONLINE—UNLADYLIKE2020: Louise Arner Boyd—First Woman to Lead Arctic Expeditions
