Florentine films american lives film project wetatv television station. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men and for more than half a century led the fight to win the most basic civil rights for women. In the lessons students write editorials about womens rights around the world today, interview senior citizens about how womens roles have changed in the 20th. Through their lives and work, the film details the history of the struggle by women in the united states to gain their civil, legal, and political rights. Womens rights national historical park to show part one. Pbs home video the dramatic, littleknown story of one of the most compelling friendships in american history. Upon finding a written biography of pioneering womens rights activist elizabeth cady stanton, film producers paul barnes and ken burns. This documentary and film also show how the road to achieving idealistic goals is paved with moral conflict and hardship aplenty. These were both depicted in a ken burns film called not for ourselves alone. Public hosted by nicollet county historical society and 2 others.
A simplistic, but important lesson from not for ourselves alone and salt of the earth is that different groups working for social justice may achieve their goals more rapidly by working together instead of competing. With antoinette cellier, niall macginnis, maire oneill, john lodge. Anthony fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripple through contemporary society. Very good to excellent condition film mounted on a 1200 reel with can included. Pbs offers a history game, comments from children about the rights of children, images, and suggestions of.
This event is in collaboration with the league of women voters of t. Not for ourselves alone documentary girls cant what. The length allows for a thorough, detailed, and yet not tedious. Pbs video tells the story of the friendship and work of suffragists elizabeth cady stanton and. It is directed by brian desmond hurst and stars john lodge, john loder and antoinette cellier the film was banned in northern ireland under the civil authorities. However, women began fighting for their rights and won. From pbs not for ourselves alone tells the dramatic, littleknown story of one of the most compelling friendships in american history.
Suffragettes fought for voting rights for american women, but some people struggled with the social changes that this. The narration and interviews are in english, with no multiple language options. Not for ourselves alone is a good documentary film about fight for women rights and the biography of susan b. Not for ourselves alone the story of elizabeth cady. The film states that it is a bicentennial dedication to the united states armed forces and to their sacrifices throughout two hundred and fifty years of american military history. Anthony and elizabeth cady stanton made for a formidable partnership. Anthony, a groundbreaking look at one of the greatest untold chapters in american history. With carolyn mccormick, adam arkin, lorie barnum, kathleen barry.
March 4, 2020 one woman, one vote pbs documentary chronicles the 70 year struggle leading up to the passage of the 19th amendment 2005. Anthony on friday, march 22, and saturday, march 23, 20 directed by film maker ken burns, not for ourselves alone. Not for ourselves alone documentary feminism is a problematic word. Anthony is a lavishly illustrated accompaniment to the film by the united states premiere documentary filmmaker ken burns. Anthonys arrest for daring to vote in the elections of 1872 to. Anthony and their life long fight to bring equal rights to women. Together they fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripples through. Not for ourselves alone wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Not a single man would want to trade places with a woman. The central figures of this documentary thus, i set out to write a post about two of the great feminists of the womens suffrage movement, which are elizabeth cady stanton and susan b.
Ourselves alone released in the us as river of unrest is a 1936 british film depicting a love story set against the backdrop of the irish war of independence. These lesson plans for high school students were developed to accompany the documentary film by ken burns and paul barnes which tells the story of elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. Anthony and their lifelong fight for womens rights. Anthony is a 1999 documentary by ken burns 1 produced for national public radio and weta. Ward, videorecording represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in bemis public library. Not for ourselves alone is a coproduction of florentine films and weta. Anthony as they strive to give birth to the womens movement. In other ways, as well, not for ourselves alone misses the ferment of anthony and stantons agendas during the crucial reconstruction period. The information is provided as part of an online supplement to the documentary film not for ourselves alone. So together they began work on not for ourselves alone. Recount the trials, tribulations and triumphs of elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. Not for ourselves alone womens rights abroad ken burns. Together they fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripples through contemporary society. The issue of womens rights in the workplaceaccess to the trades and professions, equal paysurfaces in quotations from the womens writings, but the film does not explain how.
Not for ourselves alone is a dual biography of the two women who almost singlehandedly created and spearheaded the womens rights movement in america from 1848 until 1906. Anthony music from the film by ken burns and paul barnes various artists soundtrack. Anthony and elizabeth cady stanton, two women that were born into the world ruled by men. Anthony softpeddled in history books, virtually ignored during the latter half of the 20th century, the selfless revolution. This film brings to life an important historical topic in a way that makes it feel immediately relevant. Not for ourselves alone film screening liberty hall. Anthony tells the littleknown story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in american history. Burns, ken, 1953 barnes, paul, 1951 ward, geoffrey c.
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