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Watching: Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema

0.0•2003-01-01•35 min

Overview

This documentary examines issues related to the struggle for gender equity and the portrayal of suffragettes in the early days of the silver screen. It contains footage from many suffrage-era silent films, including A Lively Affair (1912); A Busy Day (1914), and the pro-suffrage film, What 80 Million Women Want (1913).