This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. "Based on the 'Ms. letters, 1972-1980' collection, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study." Only one of the letters was actually published in Ms. Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
Summary:
A performative, participatory documentary inspired by the breadth and complexity of letters that were sent in the 1970s to the editor of Ms., America's first mainstream feminist magazine. The film documents hundreds of strangers from around the U.S. who were invited to read aloud and respond to these letters written by women, men and children from diverse backgrounds. Collectively, the letters feel like an encyclopedia of both the 70s and the women's movement, an almost literal invocation of the second-wave feminist slogan "the personal is political." The intimate, provocative, and sometimes heartbreaking conversations that emerge from these performances invite viewers to think about the past, present, and future of feminism.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1048897104
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.