Description |
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation; stereo. |
Performer |
Narrator, Susan Sarandon. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Peter Pearse, Erich Roland ; editors, Patty Stern, A.C. Warden ; music, R. Paul Brier ; narrator, Susan Sarandon. |
Summary |
Documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, 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. |
Contents |
1848 : Seneca Falls -- Early days -- The challenge -- The west -- Hidden enemy -- Sisters & strangers -- Ties that bind -- New woman -- Hard times -- We demand -- We have power -- Winning plan -- Patriots & prisoners -- Turning the tide -- Fight to the finish. |
Note |
Originally broadcast as part of the PBS television series The American experience, in February 1995. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
English; Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Women -- Suffrage -- United States.
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Women's rights -- United States.
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Documentary television programs.
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United States. Constitution. 19th Amendment.
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Constitution (United States) (OCoLC)fst01356075
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Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst00896100
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Women -- Suffrage.
(OCoLC)fst01176996
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Women's rights. (OCoLC)fst01178818
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
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Historical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726125
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Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Pollak, Ruth. Screenwriter. Producer.
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Widmann, Felicia M. Screenwriter. Producer.
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Sarandon, Susan, 1946- Narrator.
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Roland, Erich. Cinematographer.
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Educational Film Center (Annandale, Va.)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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PBS Home Video.
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Added Title |
American experience (Television program)
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ISBN |
0793691087 |
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9780793691081 |
Standard No. |
841887006095 |
Music No. |
AMRX6706 PBS Home Video |