| Description |
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Credits |
Narrator, Susan Sarandon ; editors, Patty Stern, A.C. Warden ; cinematography, Peter Pearce, Erich Roland ; music, R. Paul Brier. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast February 1995 on PBS as an episode of the television series The American experience. |
| Summary |
Documents the 70-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, in fighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Women -- Suffrage -- United States.
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Women's rights -- United States.
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United States. Constitution. 19th Amendment.
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| Added Author |
Sarandon, Susan, 1946-
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| Added Title |
American experience (Television program)
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| ISBN |
155974684X |
|
9781559746847 |
| Standard No. |
898294000130 |
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