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This 8-year-old girl changed history with one huge climb

Season 37 Episode 2 | 3m 27s

Meet the protesters who climbed their way into history—and changed how all Americans live.

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Extras
Watch a preview of Hard Hat Riot.
The major breakthrough in understanding L.A.'s deadly smog came from a surprising place.
How has L.A.'s history of smog shown up on the big screen?
When smog issue plagued their city in the mid 20th century, Angelenos got creative.
Watch a preview of Clearing the Air: The War on Smog.
Watch a preview of Clearing the Air: The War on Smog.
We were told to "shake it like a Polaroid picture". But what if we got it wrong?
The women behind the camera.
Watch a preview of Mr. Polaroid.
The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives.