Based on an exhibition organized by the Art Institute of Chicago in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Washington and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Anne Archer, narrator.

The extraordinary story of a woman who defied tradition, a painter whose work captivated Edgar Degas, and the only American asked to join the French Impressionists. Best remembered for her tender yet unsentimental depictions of mothers and children, Cassatt was also a driving force for women's suffrage and other issues of her day.

DVD, taped in HDTV.

Closed-captioned.