Women's Studies
All That I Marry
VHS, 30 min., 1978
Several women's lives are juxtaposed in an examination of themselves, definitions of marriage, and working in this contemporary and interesting film. Funded by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.
Several women's lives are juxtaposed in an examination of themselves, definitions of marriage, and working in this contemporary and interesting film. Funded by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.
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Women's Studies
Amelia Earhart
VHS, min., 1993, CC
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, and the first to cross the North American continent alone. Her exploits as an aviator, her beauty and intelligence, her independence and charm made her a national heroine. Earhart tirelessly traveled, a champion of aviation and equal opportunity for women.
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, and the first to cross the North American continent alone. Her exploits as an aviator, her beauty and intelligence, her independence and charm made her a national heroine. Earhart tirelessly traveled, a champion of aviation and equal opportunity for women.
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Women's Studies
Arkansas Portraits: Lily Peter
VHS, 30 min., 1985
State poet laureate, ecologist, dirt farmer, and Southern Belle - Lily Peter represents a voice from the past graciously and poetically carrying the viewers away on a romantic cloud of Arkansas myth and history. This video is a study in character. Ms. Peter embodies an uninterrupted continuity between past and present and between cultured minds and agriculture.
State poet laureate, ecologist, dirt farmer, and Southern Belle - Lily Peter represents a voice from the past graciously and poetically carrying the viewers away on a romantic cloud of Arkansas myth and history. This video is a study in character. Ms. Peter embodies an uninterrupted continuity between past and present and between cultured minds and agriculture.
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Women's Studies
Captured Moments in Time: To Be a Woman in Arkansas
Slides/script, 20 min.
This record left by early-twentieth-century photographers provides a visual history of women at home, at work, and with family and friends. Detailed archival photographs allow us a new awareness of Arkansas women in a not-too-distant past.
This record left by early-twentieth-century photographers provides a visual history of women at home, at work, and with family and friends. Detailed archival photographs allow us a new awareness of Arkansas women in a not-too-distant past.
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Women's Studies
Cowgirls: Portraits of American Ranch Women
VHS, 29 min., 1987
The cowgirls in this documentary are modern-day women aged six to sixty, who ride, rope, and tough out the elements. Positive role models are presented for women of all ages. Both women and men are inspired to pursue their own dreams.
The cowgirls in this documentary are modern-day women aged six to sixty, who ride, rope, and tough out the elements. Positive role models are presented for women of all ages. Both women and men are inspired to pursue their own dreams.
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Women's Studies
How We Got the Vote
VHS, 52 min., 1986
The struggle for female equality narrated by Jean Stapleton. Original films, photography, cartoons and personal interviews tell the poignant and courageous story of American women fighting for suffrage.
The struggle for female equality narrated by Jean Stapleton. Original films, photography, cartoons and personal interviews tell the poignant and courageous story of American women fighting for suffrage.
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Women's Studies
Mrs. Anwar Sadat
VHS, 60 min., 1986
A strong advocate for peace, Mrs. Sadat speaks about women's roles in American society and Egyptian society during her lecture at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1986.
A strong advocate for peace, Mrs. Sadat speaks about women's roles in American society and Egyptian society during her lecture at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1986.
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Women's Studies
Oh, Dear
VHS, 45 min., 1978
Produced by the Ohio Humanities Council, the video traces the history of Women’s Suffrage Movement nationally and relative to Ohio, a state which figured prominently in the history of women’s suffrage.
Produced by the Ohio Humanities Council, the video traces the history of Women’s Suffrage Movement nationally and relative to Ohio, a state which figured prominently in the history of women’s suffrage.
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Women's Studies
One Fine Day
VHS, 6 min., 1975 Study guide available
This pictorial essay is set to the song, One Fine Day, written and performed by Kay Weaver. Emily Dickinson, Willa Cather, and Emma Goldman are featured, as well as historical photographs and film footage of the women's movement.
This pictorial essay is set to the song, One Fine Day, written and performed by Kay Weaver. Emily Dickinson, Willa Cather, and Emma Goldman are featured, as well as historical photographs and film footage of the women's movement.
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Women's Studies
Shoulder to Shoulder Series
VHS, 60 min. each, 1988
At the turn of the century in England, militant women took to the streets in a campaign of public demonstrations, lobbying, marches, hunger strikes, and acts of civil disobedience aimed at winning the right to vote. This six part series follows the lives of three women in the Pankhurst family and other early suffrage pioneers who risked their lives in dangerous acts of rebellion. Titles include:
1. The Pankhurst Family
2. Annie Keeney
3. Lady Constance Lytton
4. Cristabel Pankhurst
5. Outrage
6. Sylvia Pankhurst
At the turn of the century in England, militant women took to the streets in a campaign of public demonstrations, lobbying, marches, hunger strikes, and acts of civil disobedience aimed at winning the right to vote. This six part series follows the lives of three women in the Pankhurst family and other early suffrage pioneers who risked their lives in dangerous acts of rebellion. Titles include:
1. The Pankhurst Family
2. Annie Keeney
3. Lady Constance Lytton
4. Cristabel Pankhurst
5. Outrage
6. Sylvia Pankhurst
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Women's Studies
Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools
VHS, two versions - 40 min. & 28 min., 1996
Many people believe the Little Rock Integration Crisis ended with the highly publicized school year of 1957-58...nothing is further from the truth. The following year, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and his staunch segregationist supporters continued to battle to stop integration. This time, all the high schools in the city were closed. From the inception of the WEC, by Aldophine Fletcher Terry, Vivion Brewer, and Velma Powell, through the following year, the efforts of these brave women are highlighted. This documentary covers a quick overview of the 1957-58 school year, then continues by telling the story of how the efforts of the WEC changed history.
Many people believe the Little Rock Integration Crisis ended with the highly publicized school year of 1957-58...nothing is further from the truth. The following year, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and his staunch segregationist supporters continued to battle to stop integration. This time, all the high schools in the city were closed. From the inception of the WEC, by Aldophine Fletcher Terry, Vivion Brewer, and Velma Powell, through the following year, the efforts of these brave women are highlighted. This documentary covers a quick overview of the 1957-58 school year, then continues by telling the story of how the efforts of the WEC changed history.
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Women's Studies