Makers: Women Who Make America DVD

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Every young woman should watch this.

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I believe this documentary was pretty unbiased about the history and impact of feminism. It presented both sides of the feminist party, offering a holistic look into the movement. I very much appreciate that aspect of this documentary and am very happy to purchase it and have it as my own.

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I lived in San Francisco during the 1970s. The city was always accepting of new ideas and movements that improved peoples' lives. As a result, we were surprised to hear politicans, mostly from the South and Mid-West, deride the Women's Movement, saying "They are so ugly that they walk in these marches just to gain attention from men," or "They are nothing more than a bunch of communist lesbians."

Much of the film showed scenes I've never before seen. As usual, it appears that our lame street media didn't broadcast much of the actual footage. This is one of the best documentaries I've seen in many years.

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I teach Changing Roles of Women and this covers the "second wave" perfectly. Brings the whole women's liberation movement to life all over again.

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I grew up a child of the '60's and '70's and recall hearing the majority of this on the news... The Bra burnings, the marches and the efforts of these heroic women. I was naive enough to listen to my mother who made it all sound like a "Bunch of radicals who'd lost their heads." Her point of view was that she liked having the door opened for her and to support "all this women's lib business" was going to change all that. I was doing a research paper for my graduate careers class, and happen to have email with AOL and saw the advertisement for this documentary. I was riveted to my seat as I watched and listened to how the hard work of these brave women has shaped my life. I'm getting a copy for my grad school professor, as I believe that anyone who plans to teach "Gender and Minority" classes should absolutely see this film. It gave me a new zest for life as I am about to graduate with my master's and embark on a new career at 50. We are women- we CAN do that! I was also devasted to see how we had allowed ourselves to backslide by not cintinuing to fight for ourselves as these women did. Change is possible.