Celebrating Women’s Voices on The Roku Channel

March is Women’s History Month. It is a time to celebrate the women who have blazed trails in various industries and to shed a light on the contributions they’ve made to societies across the globe.

At Roku, we understand how media can champion stories that would otherwise go untold. To celebrate, we partnered with our Women of Roku Employee Resource Group to share their favorite titles in The Roku Channel that honor the diverse stories of women throughout history.

Here are some of our employees’ top picks:

Leading ladies

• A League of Their Own – The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League begins in 1943 with a major-league has-been as a manager.
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back – A San Francisco stockbroker in her 40s has a fling with a 20-year-old while vacationing in Jamaica.
• I Can Do Bad All By Myself – Madea and a Mexican immigrant give a boozy singer an attitude adjustment.

Female led series

• Xena Warrior Princess – Xena helps people free themselves against tyranny and injustice.
• Army Wives – A group of women and one man live with their spouses on an Army base.
• Grace Under Fire – A woman tries to organize her life after divorce. 

Inspirational women 

• Michelle Obama: Forward Motion – The story of Michelle Obama’s journey from a working-class neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago to the White House.
• Venus and Serena – Filmmakers Maiken Baird and Michelle Major follow sisters and tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams on and off the courts as both battle health problems and media controversy.
• Anita – In 1991, Anita Hill endures attacks on her own character and credibility after she accuses Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of lewd conduct.

To find the Women’s Voices collection, navigate to the Featured row of The Roku Channel and start streaming. You can also find it on therokuchannel.com or on the free Roku mobile app.

Happy Streaming!