Route 66 Women
celebrate the diversity of women’s oral histories
along Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles
This three-part documentary series is currently being broadcast through American Public Television in a range of PBS markets. The extraordinary lives and achievements of women who overcame gender discrimination and segregation to build fulfilling lives and legacies on America’s most iconic highway. From entrepreneurs and waitresses, anthropologists and politicians, to artists and military sergeants, these women transformed their communities and the American West through their hard work, perseverance and ingenuity.