Route 66 Women: The Untold Story of the Mother Road

The Death and Rebirth of the Mother Road

Episode 103 | 57m 26s  | Video has closed captioning.

In the 1950s, the creation of interstate highways, environmental disasters and unemployment begins to take a toll on Route 66 and the many small towns affected. Throughout it all, women were at the forefront to keep their main streets alive. Women have been leading revitalization projects that keep the lights on in their communities.