will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/episode/pf2009-04-02 WILL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Series Episode Prairie Fire visits with some of the creative women of central Illinois.  First we visit a professionally trained fine and graphic artist who set up shop in Decatur and now airbrushes motorcycles, cars, and murals. Then we join U of I fashion designers as they show off earth-friendly clothing made out of recycled or sustainable materials. And we look at Abraham Lincoln's views about women and the role of women on the frontier. Abstract Segment Gender, History, Illinois Culture/History, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings As part of the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial in 2009 and in connection with WILL-TV’s documentary Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency, we’ve created a series of segments exploring how Lincoln’s years workings as a traveling lawyer in central Illinois helped make him one of our nation’s greatest presidents. In tonight’s segment, we look at Lincoln’s opinions about women and how his years in Illinois affected his feelings about women’s rights and the role of women on the frontier. Abstract Steve Drake and Alison Davis Wood Producer Steve Drake Editor Segment Arts/Culture, Environment, Hobbies, University of Illinois, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings We meet Runway, a group of young fashion designers from Urbana-Champaign who have joined together to create high fashion from other people’s cast-offs. Using recycled materials, the Runway designers put on a fashion show that highlighted not only their creativity and ingenuity, but also the need to conserve and re-use many the things that people throw away. Jared Collins got a front-row seat for Runway’s fashion show. Abstract Jared Collins and Steve Drake Producer Jared Collins and Steve Drake Editor Segment Arts/Culture, Automotive, Decatur, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Lucy Brownlee, the owner of Lucy’s Airbrush in Decatur, trained as an artist at Walt Disney’s University in California. Now she uses her Mickey-inspired art training to bring a one-of-a-kind look to some decidedly different works of art on cars and motorcycles. Series Producer Steve Drake visited Lucy in her garage studio in Decatur and got a first-hand look at one of her latest creations Abstract Steve Drake Producer Jared Collins and Steve Drake Editor WILL-TV, University of Illinois Copyright Holder Publisher ¬© 2009 University of Illinois 2009-04-02T18:30:19-06:00 2009-04-02T18:30:19-06:00 video/mp4 http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/mpeg4/pf2009-04-02.mp4 Moving Image MPEG video MPEG-4 364541049 00:28 eng pf2009-04-02.mp4 WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 2009-04-02T18:30:19-06:00 2009-04-02T18:30:19-06:00 video/x-flv http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/flash/pf2009-04-02.flv Moving Image Flash Video Flash Media 8 63378570 00:28 eng pf2009-04-02.flv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 2009-04-02T18:30:19-06:00 2009-04-02T18:30:19-06:00 video/vnd.rn-realvideo http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/pf2009-04-02.rv Moving Image 00:28:00