Emerging Woman, The

Synopsis

Uses original photographs, historical film footage and drawings to trace the role of women in American society from 1800 to 1974.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 40 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1974

Availability

Hire

Uses

Introductory courses in women’s studies, history of mass movements, media studies, American studies.*

Subjects

History; Women’s studies

Keywords

newsreel films; United States of America; women’s emancipation

Credits

Director

Helena Solberg-Ladd

Writer

Melanie Maholick; Roberta Haber

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Women’s Film Project

Sponsor

Name

Cafritz, Calvin

Name

National Endowment for the Humanities

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.