The Emerging woman

Duration: 40

Genre: Documentary

Year Published: 1974

Creator: Film Images

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 1Apr74 · MP25727 (Jul-Dec 1974) Copyright holder: The Women’s Film Project

Description: Uses original photographs, historical footage, and drawings in order to trace the role of women in American society from the 18th century to the present day. Analyzes the suffrage and birth control movements, the participation of women in World War II and the feminine mystique of the 1950's. Examines the impact of the civil rights and anti-war movements on women's liberation. , Traces the Women's Movement from its beginnings to the present, using photographs and film footage to illustrate the people and attitudes of the various eras. Discusses issues and rights for which women have organized and fought, including the abolition of slavery, right to vote, right to unionize, right to birth control, and civil rights.

Complete Record: Uses original photographs, historical footage, and drawings in order to trace the role of women in American society from the 18th century to the present day. Analyzes the suffrage and birth control movements, the participation of women in World War II and the feminine mystique of the 1950's. Examines the impact of the civil rights and anti-war movements on women's liberation. , Traces the Women's Movement from its beginnings to the present, using photographs and film footage to illustrate the people and attitudes of the various eras. Discusses issues and rights for which women have organized and fought, including the abolition of slavery, right to vote, right to unionize, right to birth control, and civil rights., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.