Films On Demand: March Timely Topics—Spanish Influenza Outbreak and More

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Films On Demand: March Timely Topics—Spanish Influenza Outbreak and More

March’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand include titles that celebrate Women’s History Month, document a historic pandemic, foster understanding and compassion for those with disabilities, and recall America’s worst commercial nuclear accident. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the top left of the header) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year. (Content may vary for international collections.)

March Is Women’s History Month

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • Leading Women series (Item #187278)
  • Makers: Women Who Make America series (Item #60712)
  • The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000 Year Story series (Item #114439)
  • Her Story: The Female Revolution series (Item #128864)
  • Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony—A Film by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes series (Item #40997)
  • Institute of Art and Ideas: Feminist Futures series (Item #188639)
  • Barbara Rubin and the Exploding New York Underground (Item #188344)
  • Anne Morrow Lindbergh: You’ll Have the Sky (Item #166815)
  • Women’s Liberation in the 20th Century (Item #145616)
  • Mata Hari The Naked Spy (Item #169139)
  • The Fight for Women’s Rights (Item #169097)

Spanish Influenza Outbreak, March 11, 1918

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • FedFlix: We Heard the Bells—The Influenza of 1918 (Item #54152)
  • Influenza: Jumping the Species Barrier (Item #47558)
  • TEDTalks: Larry Brilliant—TED Prize Wish, Help Stop the Next Pandemic (Item #48048)
  • Influenza: Kill or Cure, Series 3 (Item #43910)
  • Why Do Viruses Kill? (Item #41705)
  • Spanish Flu: H5N1’s Deadly Ancestor (Item #36437)
  • Killer on the Doorstep (Item #166326)
  • Fighting Pandemics (Item #138009)
  • Infectious Diseases: More Mobility, Greater Danger (Item #35281)
  • Preparing for the Pandemic (Item #144779)

World Down Syndrome Day, March 21, 2020

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • Down Syndrome—Second Opinion (Item #185213)
  • Lily: A Longitudinal View of Life with Down Syndrome (Item #44930)
  • Down Syndrome (Item #81476)
  • Harry: My Story about Down Syndrome (Item #182387)
  • The Lily Harper Show—Against the Odds: Inspiring Stories of Disability (Item #115775)
  • Martial Arts Fighter with Down’s Syndrome (Item #149987)
  • Real Life Teens: Teens and Disabilities (Item #42156)

Nuclear Accident Occurs at Three Mile Island, March 28, 1979

Consider these titles for your classes:

  • Anniversary of Three Mile Island (Item #56306)
  • Three Mile Island: Lessons from the Nuclear Dream (Item #142588)
  • The Atom and Us (Item #188295)
  • Nuclear Power: Its Achievements and Uncertainties series (Item #40383)
  • The Nuclear Option: Rethinking Atomic Energy (Item #40563)
  • Modern Marvels: Nuclear Tech (Item #42874)
  • Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power (Item #129896)