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Suffragettes in the silent cinema /

"In the days before movies could talk, silent films spoke clearly of sexual politics. This rare and wonderful assemblage of silent era footage opens a historic window on how filmmakers on both sides of the women's suffrage issue used the exciting new medium to create powerful propaganda a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Women Make Movies (Firm)
Other Authors: Sloan, Kay (Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Narrator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Women Make Movies, [2009?]
Edition:Standard format.
Subjects:
Women > Suffrage > United States > History > 20th century.
Women's rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Women > United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
Women in motion pictures > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Film excerpts.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
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Summary:"In the days before movies could talk, silent films spoke clearly of sexual politics. This rare and wonderful assemblage of silent era footage opens a historic window on how filmmakers on both sides of the women's suffrage issue used the exciting new medium to create powerful propaganda and images about women. Through clips from films like 'A lively affair' (1912), 'A busy day' (1914), and 'What 80 million women want' (1913), the film raises key issues about the struggle for gender equality and the portrayal of women in the media, which remain as fascinating, engaging, and relevant today as yesterday" -- Container.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (35 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Editor and post-production supervisor, Russ Johnson ; pianist, Ronald Kalb ; sound, James Owen.