"I desire you would remember the ladies," wrote Abigail Adams to her political mover and shaker husband John in 1776 and...not a whole lot happened to improve women's station for many, many years. Drawing on excerpts from their American Women of Achievement series and adding bridging sections, Schlessinger Video Production's introduction to the story of women's arduous struggle for equality looks at key figures such as Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, as it charts the feminine battle for recognition as citizens, the fight for the right to vote, and the (ongoing) lobbying to obtain equal opportunity and compensation in the workplace. Dramatizations, archival footage and interviews with an impressive roster of contemporary women writer/activists (including Gloria Steinem, Ellen Goodman, and Anna Quindlen) offer a good mix of past and present. Equality is a very good overview of the women's movement, suitable for public library or classroom use. Highly recommended. (R. Pitman)
Equality: A History of the Women's Movement in America
(1996) 30 min. $39.95. Schlessinger Video Productions (dist. by Library Video Company). PPR. Color cover. Closed captioned. ISBN: 1-57225-091-7. Vol. 11, Issue 2
Equality: A History of the Women's Movement in America
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