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Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.

Top Cast

  • Laurie Anderson

    Laurie Anderson

    Self

  • Phyllis Chesler

    Phyllis Chesler

    Self

  • Judy Chicago

    Judy Chicago

    Self

  • Funmilola Fagbamila

    Funmilola Fagbamila

    Self

  • Jane Fonda

    Jane Fonda

    Self

  • Sally Kirkland

    Sally Kirkland

    Self

  • Wendy J.N. Lee

    Wendy J.N. Lee

    Self

  • Meredith Monk

    Meredith Monk

    Self

  • Michelle Phillips

    Michelle Phillips

    Self

Overview

In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.

Rating

7.5 / 10
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1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • mrpink84
    mrpink84
    10 Oct 15, 2018

    This movie is a great introduction to female artists and thinkers from the 70s who posed for photographer Cynthia MacAdams book. Women talk about how the women's liberation movement helped them find their voices in,a time when you were expected to just be a wife and a mother.

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