LibGuides: Dr. Webb, Homestead Campus: Women of Impact

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Biography (Gale in Context) (Gale) This link opens in a new window
(Gale) - online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals and multimedia organized into a user-friendly portal experience while also allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text.

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Women of Impact: Changing the World (Films on Demand)

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The Iron Lady (2011)
Biopic of influential prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the woman who led the United Kingdom through the 1980s.
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Oscar winner Julia Roberts as a sassy, low-level law-office worker who becomes obsessed with a case involving a California utility company that's accused of polluting the drinking water in a small town. The real-life Erin Brockovich has a cameo as a waitress named Julia.
Frida (2002)
Best Actress nominee Salma Hayek stars as Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo in this biopic, which chronicles her turbulent marriage to Diego Rivera, her political activism and the severe pain she experienced following a bus accident.