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- They were the daughters of suffragists, the mothers of feminists. One hundred thousand soldiers. One hundred thousand women. This is the story of one of them. In May of 1942, Congress approved a bill establishing the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps or WAAC. Women flocked from all over the country to sign up. For some it was a chance to support their country. For others it was a chance to break down the confines of society and prove their worth. This documentary explores the experience of these warriors through the eyes of Ruth Blanton, a Bald Knob, Arkansas woman who went overseas as a stenographer during a time when most men believed that a woman's patriotic duty was taking care of hearth and home.
- Imagine, three thousand boats, filled with 125,000 people, sailing over a small 90-mile patch of sea that might as well have spanned thousands of miles. On this sea, refugees sailed between two worlds. The outcome of those crossings not only had repercussions for the lives of the refugees, but for Arkansans as well. This is their story. This documentary is about the Cubans interned at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, in 1980, as a result of the Cuban Mariel Boat Lift. It describes life at the camp but its focus is how the political landscape of Arkansas and the nation affected, and were affected by, the Cubans' internment.
- This is a documentary on the great flood of 1927 focusing upon its effects in Arkansas. The flood was a great tragedy, killing hundreds of people, damaging over two million acres of farmland, and costing the Federal Government over one million dollars in 1927 currency. But the flood was also a triumph. The people, even though this terrible misfortune had befallen them, got back up, and returned to their lives, setting an example for the entire nation. Only a few people are still alive who lived through the flood. This project will preserve their memories for future generations.
- Six women reminisce about the visit of Gila Svirsky, an Israeli peace activist, to Arkansas. Ms. Svirsky, winner of the Bremer Peace Prize in Germany, was invited by the Arkansas Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) after discovering that the white phosphorus used by the Israelis in 2009 was manufactured at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas.