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It has been over forty years since Simone de Beauvoir published the Second Sex which heralded the start of the women's movement. In this film we talk to the women who took the baton from de Beauvoir to race ahead with the cause: Kate Millett, Marge Piercy, Eva Figes and Ann Oakley. Through the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Foster, Penny
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1990.
Series:Filmakers Library online.
Subjects:
Beauvoir, Simone de, > 1908-1986.
Beauvoir, Simone de, > 1908-1986
Feminism.
Feminism
Féminisme.
Literature
Documentary.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:It has been over forty years since Simone de Beauvoir published the Second Sex which heralded the start of the women's movement. In this film we talk to the women who took the baton from de Beauvoir to race ahead with the cause: Kate Millett, Marge Piercy, Eva Figes and Ann Oakley. Through the eyes of the women she influenced, a portrait of Simone de Beauvoir s unique personality and unconventional lifestyle emerges. Here is an in-depth look at one of the leading figures in the international women s movement.
Physical Description:1 online resource (60 min.)
Audience:For High School; College; Adult audiences.