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Genre/Form: | Feature films Documentary films History Interviews Nonfiction films |
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Material Type: | Videorecording |
Document Type: | Visual material |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jennifer Lee; Valerie Eastwood; Martha Good; Betty Jean Kling; Robin Morgan; Betty Friedan; Gloria Steinem; Eleanor Holmes Norton; Aileen C Hernandez; Ruth Rosen; Vivian Rothstein; Kathie Sarachild; Heather Booth; Frances Beal; Himilce Novas; Eleanor Smeal; Sheila Tobias; Sonia Pressman Fuentes; Ti-Grace Atkinson; Jacqueline Michot Ceballos; Mary E King; Richard Alton Graham; Karen DeCrow; Eve Norman; Ivy Bottini; Chude Pamela Allen; Alix Kates Shulman; Byllye Avery; Elizabeth Sutherland Martínez; Jim Sanfilippo; Melissa Mullin; Dave Hardberger; Matt Iverson; Brian Musseter; Robert Wait; Women Make Movies (Firm), |
OCLC Number: | 858532080 |
Notes: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013. |
Credits: | Cinematographers, Jim Sanfilippo, Melissa Mullin, Dave Hardberger, Matt Iverson, Brian Musseter ; music composed by Robert Wait. |
Performer(s): | Narrator, Jennifer Lee ; featuring Robin Morgan, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Aileen Hernandez, Ruth Rosen, Vivian Rothstein, Kathie Sarachild, Heather Booth, Frances M. Beal, Himilce Novas, Eleanor Smeal, Sheila Tobias, Sonia Pressman Fuentes, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Jacqui Ceballos, Mary King, Richard Graham, Karen DeCrow, Eve Norman, Ivy Bottini, Chude Allen, Alix Kates Shulman, Byllye Avery, Betita Martinez. |
Description: | 1 videodisc (64 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
Details: | DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. |
Responsibility: | directed and edited by Jennifer Lee ; associate producers, Valerie Eastwood, Martha Good, Betty Jean Kling. |
Abstract:
"Structured as a personal journey of rediscovery by filmmaker Jennifer Lee, this documentary brings the momentous first decade of second wave feminism vividly to life. Its trajectory starts with the earliest stirrings in 1963 and ends with the movements full blossoming in 1970--from the Presidential Commissions report on widespread discrimination against women and publication of Betty Friedans Feminine Mystique up through radical feminists takeover of the Statue of Liberty and Friedan’s calls for a womens strike for equality. A wealth of period footage captures landmark events and the pivotal roles of the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Redstockings, and other organizations. Thirty-five diverse interviewees, including rank-and-file activists along with well-known feminists Betty Friedan, Frances M. Beale, Gloria Steinem, Robin Morgan, Ti-Grace Atkinson, and others, share memories of the period as well as issues and challenges that still resonate today. A great introduction to Womens Studies and critical viewing for historians and academics interested in feminism, activism and the Womens Movement." -- Publisher’s description
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Feminist: Stories from Womenâs Liberation

Feminist Stories from Womenâs Liberation is structured so that each story is told by multiple people. Lee offers on-camera narration to transition between stories and to create a framework for the film. The filmâs main strength lies in its use of primary source material (both archival footage and the interviews Lee conducted). Crafting a single, cohesive story from many storytellers is not easy to do, but Lee succeeds on this front (although the title frames between stories are occasionally difficult to read). Leeâs direct-to-camera narration, however, feels forced and somewhat stilted. Providing additional context for the stories is useful, but this could have been achieved (and would have been more interesting for viewers) via longer exposition taken directly from the interviewees. Despite this flaw, the film documents events and perspectives that are often overlooked in an important period of U.S. history. A lengthier and more comprehensive look at the subject is provided in Sheâs Beautiful When Sheâs Angry (2014); however, Feminist Stories from Womenâs Liberation would still be useful in undergraduate courses focusing on womenâs history, feminism, U.S. history, and protest and reform movements. The film would also be a relevant selection for secondary school libraries and public libraries.


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