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Abortion: for Survival (1989)

VC 1380
Examines the advances in abortion technology and discusses its uses as a means of birth control.

Alice Walker (1989)

VC 10571
Alice Walker, who wrote her first book of poems as she travelled through Kenya and Uganda, won the Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award for her novel The color purple. [She] read from Revolutionary petunias and other poems, Horses make a landscape look more beautiful, and excerpts from The color purple and The temple of my familiar in Los Angeles on January 9, 1989 ... [and] was interviewed at her home ... by journalist Evelyn White.

Are You Going to the Ball and Tomorrow is a Holiday (1987)

VC 3098 cass. 12
Are you going to the ball?: An unprecedented look at the Soviet Union's women's gymnastic team. Olga Korbut is featured. (28 min.) 1987.--Tomorrow is a holiday: Women workers stuff live chickens into metal containers. There is not much difference between the executioners and the victims. (18 min.) 1987.

Asante Market Women (1982)

VC 3268
Examines the matrilineal and polygamous Ashanti society of Ghana through interviews with women who excerise complete authority in the wholesale produce market. The interviewees reveal the advantages and tribulations of their relationships, the practical problems they confront and the various solutions they embrace.

Babette's Feast (1987)

DVD 415
With the mysterious arrival of Babette, a refugee from France's civil war, life for two pious sisters and their tiny hamlet begins to change. Before long, Babette has convinced them to try something other than boiled codfish and ale bread--a gourmet French meal! Her feast scandalizes the elders, except for the visiting General. Just who is this strangely talented Babette, who has terrified this pious town with the prospect of losing their souls for enjoying too much earthly pleasure?

Behind the Veil — Nuns (1984)

VC 7880
Addresses the concerns of Catholic nuns existing within a paternalistic church hierarchy. Looks to Christianity's past to review women's religious status and shows the role played by modern nuns. Filmed in Ireland, Italy, Canada, and the United States.

Born in Flames: a Film (1983)

VC 3656
A futuristic fable of feminist turmoil still brewing ten years after a peaceful socialist revolution. With their fury growing and all peaceful options exhausted, women overcome divisions of race, class, and sexual orientation to form a guerilla movement to take over control of the media.

Bride Market of Imilchil (1988)

VC 8832
Traveling a 100-mile dirt road which winds high into the mountains of Morocco in order to reach Imichil, producer-directors Steffen and Christian Pierce have created a distrubing yet disarming documentary which reveals the folklore and customs surrounding a disappearing Berber tradition. Eligible men and women from the Atlas Mountains gather each September at the Bride Market of Imilchil. They meet here, and many times they marry on the spot. Stories told by the village matriarch and interviews with eligible men and women are intercut with footage of the festival. The ironic impact of Western tourism on the ancient tradition of selling women in marriage is also looked at.

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Dadi's Family (1981)

VC 200
Portrait of a farming family in India which focuses on Dadi, the grandmother, who manages a large household of sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren and tries to hold the extended family together despite external and internal changes. Looks at the role and lives of women, who become members of their husband's family upon marriage.

Daughters of de Beauvoir: Simone de Beavoir and Her Influence on the Women's Movement (1989)

VC 2969
Through the eyes of the women she influenced, a portrait of Simone de Beauvoir's unique personality and unconventional life style emerges. Here is an in-depth look at one of the leading figures in the international women's movement.

...de Toda la Vida (1986)

VC 6968
A documentary on the lives of women who participated in the anarchist movement during the Spanish Civil War. Through interviews, archival footage and still photographs, the program portrays a dynamic group of women, now in their eighties, who put the anarchist ideals of equality and self-management to work in their own lives.

Denmark 1902-1914: she! (1985)

VC 1642 cass. 3
Examines the psychological realism and innovative filmmaking techniques exhibited in early Danish silent films. Shows how the creativity of key figures in early Danish cinema and the feminism and liberal sexual attitudes in Denmark contributed to the sophistication found in these early films.

Early on Sunday (1988)

VC 3098 cass. 3
On a Sunday morning in winter several old village women go to the forest to gather wood. Their unpretentious observations evoke bursts of laughter, feelings of compassion, and an immense respect for the dignity and patience of these women. (16 min.)

Ellen Kuzwayo (1989)

VC 1590
Ellen Kuzwayo uses her autobiography "Call me woman" as a starting point in this video to talk about her life in South Africa today.

Feminization of Power (1987)

VC 266
Discusses feminist issues in the U.S.; it includes interviews with women feminists including Eleanor Smeal.

Fighting for the Obvious (198?)

VC 1620
Story of women who fought for ERA in Illinois.

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf (1982)

VC 8890
A "choreopoem" that portrays the visions and frustrations of six young women who are trying to come to terms with themselves and with being African-American.

From Sunup (1987)

VC 1541
Documents the daily life of Tanzanian women as they seek to take their place in their society, as it is influenced through education and the impact of Western civilization.

Frontiers of War (1988)

VC 2825
Geula Cohen is a member of the Israeli parliament and the leader of a small political party. In the late '40's she was jailed as a terrorist by the British, and her views haven't changed. She is a freedom fighter and the PLO are terrorists. Her stance is that only Palesstinians who accept Zionism can stay in Israel, the rest will be put behind bars or behind the border.

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Gabriela: a Film (1988)

VC 3964
The contemporary role and history of women in the Philippines is looked at along with the work of Gabriela, a mass organization of diverse women's groups.

Genshu: Eat the Kimono (1989)

VC 3935
Film profiles Hanayagi Genshu, an unconventional Japanese dancer, who mixes radical politics into her avant-garde performances as she defies right-wing threats and denounces Emperor Hirohito during his lifetime.

The Girl (1987)

VC 1105
A young woman leaves a state orphanage to find her mother. The two are reunited but discover they have very different attitudes and thoughts on their sexual and social roles dividing them on a whole new plane.

Girls Like Us (1997)

VC 8621
This documentary explores female teenage experiences of sexuality and pregnancy. An ethnically diverse group of four working class girls strut, flirt and testify about their lives. Filmed in South Philadelphia over a period of four years and following its protaganists from age 14 to 18, it brings into sharp relief the conflicts of growing up female, exposing the impact of class, sexism and violence on the dreams and expectations of teenage girls.

Goddess Remembered (1989)

VC 4348
Describes and discusses early goddess-worshiping cultures and the current women's spirituality movement.

Half the Kingdom (1989)

VC 2803
American, Canadian and Israeli women talk about their struggle to redefine their roles in Jewish life and attempt to incorporate feminist values into a their religion.

Hearts and Hands (1987)

VC 8561 / VC 1353
Takes a look at the role played by women and their textiles in such movements and events of the nineteenth century as industrialization, abolition of slavery, women's rights, the Civil War, westward expansion, temperance, and suffrage. The primary materials of women's lives - diaries, letters, photographs, and quilts - are pieced together to tell a story of nineteenth century women from New England, the South, the Midwest, and the West.

An Interview with Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz (1989)

VC 8204
Ada MarÍa Isasi-DÍaz responds to questions of belief and meaning.

An Interview with Hyun Kyung Chung (1989)

VC 8205
Hyun Kyung Chung responds to questions of belief and meaning.

A Jury of Her Peers (1981)

MP C133 LSC
Dramatizes the short story by Susan Glaspell about the isolation and oppression of a farmwoman in rural America in 1900.

Kababaihan: Filipina Portraits (1989)

VC 4059
Documents the grass-roots women's movement in the Philippines and Third World feminism through portraits of, and interviews with, women from various walks of life who are involved in the progressive movement for social change in the Philippines.

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The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1987)

VC 385
Five women reminisce about their jobs and working conditions during World War II.

Man-Made Famine (1986)

VC 802
When a New Internationalist staff writer noticed that African food production fell despite weather conditions, he and fellow journalists went to investigate. Their conclusions show that the social custom which makes women produce 80% of the food while maintaining the house and providing child care, plus using agricultural land to produce cash crops for export, were bigger factors in African famine than the weather.

Marge Piercy (1980?)

VC 5125
Discusses writing about history, selecting a period about which to write, research, coping with writer's block, documenting women's history, motives for telling stories, sexism in language, and writing as consciuosness raising.

Marilyn French (1989)

VC 5157
Interview with feminist novelist.

Maya Angelou (1989)

VC 1350
Thirty years after she left it, Maya Angelou, poet, musician, and actress, returns to Stamps, Ark., the rural southern town where she grew up. She confronts the scenes of her past, turning over the leaves of memory to recount the inspirations and agonies of her youth in a segregated community.

Medieval Women (1987)

VC 6837
Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500.

Miriam's Daughters Celebrate (1986)

VC 10111
A documentary which "explores the development and use of images and music which personify Ireland as a woman ... [H]ighlights how these cultivated and stereotyped images of Ireland as a woman influence the idealised model of womanhood..."

Mother Ireland (1988)

VC 8632
A documentary which "explores the development and use of images and music which personify Ireland as a woman ... [H]ighlights how these cultivated and stereotyped images of Ireland as a woman influence the idealised model of womanhood.

Munni (1983)

VC 6203
Looks at the life of a young girl in the Indian village of Mithila. Tells how changes in roles and attitudes have come to women there through ancient traditions of painting, but Munni learns the old ways from her grandmother and the new from her aunt. Her daily life exhibits the values of family and cultural continuity that are her legacy.

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Nice Colored Girls (1987)

VC 9352
In this film excerpts from 16th century sailor's journals concerning sexual exploitation of native Australian women are transposed over current day scenes of prostitution trade among aboriginal native women.

Nina Bawden (1989)

VC 5106
Nina Bawden discusses finding subject matter in domestic settings, developing characters, writing about hypocrisy and dishonesty, the role of setting characterisation and plot, comparisons between painting and writing, first impulses to write, differences between writing for adults and children.

No Longer Silent (1986)

VC 1517
A documentary on the struggle of women against injustice in Delhi, India. Shows the cultural preference for boys and the tendency of expectant mothers to demand abortion of female fetuses.

No Need to Repent: the Ballad of Rev. Jan Griesinger (1989)

VC 1868
A documentary using live footage, home movies, interviews, etc. to present the life and life work of the Rev. Jan Griesinger: lesbian, feminist, peace activist, and ordained minister.

The Price of Change (1982)

VC 7097
Shows that the modern Egyptian women have more choices today in family planning, education and careers. But for the poor and uneducated, the new status often creates double responsibilities at home and at work.

A Room of One's Own (1980)

VC 1924
Virginia Woolf's A room of one's own, calls to women to declare their independence, talent and freedom to write, think, love and labor, to controll their own destinies, yet realize necessary communion on all levels between men and women.

Sexual Assault: the Law on Trial (1988)

VC 1920
Discussses the legal aspects of sexual assault in Canada. Program 20 in the television series: Through her eyes, women in politics, presented by the Institute of Women Studies and the Institute of Canadian Studies, Carleton University.

Slaying the Dragon (1987)

VC 3944
Describes racial and gender stereotyping of Asian women in U.S. motion pictures as well as other filmic media. Includes interviews with actresses and other Asian American women who describe their experiences of such stereotyping.

Small Happiness: Women of a Chinese Village (1984)

VC 603
Women -- China -- Social conditions.

South Africa Belongs to Us: Five Portraits of Women Under Apartheid (1980)

VC 612
Five black women describe their lives under the South African system of apartheid.

Speaking of Nairobi: Forum '85, a World Meeting for Women (1985)

VC 617
17,000 women gathered in Nairobi in July 1985 for the official conference concluding the United Nation's Decade for Women and the unofficial conference, "Forum '85.

Still Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women (1987)

VC 623
Discusses the manner in which women are portrayed by advertising and the effects this has on women and their images of themselves.

Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989)

VC 5031
Interviews in Vietnam by Mai Thu Van, excerpted and translated from her book Vietnam, un peuple, des voix, Editions Pierre Horay, Paris. Sister's letter originally written by Trinh Thi Thu-Thuy. Poems of Ho Xuan Huong and Nguyen Binh Khiem translated by Nguyen Ngoc Bich in A Thousand years of Vietamese poetry.

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Tomorrow is a Holiday and Are You Going to the Ball (1987)

VC 3098 cass.
12 Are you going to the ball?: An unprecedented look at the Soviet Union's women's gymnastic team. Olga Korbut is featured. (28 min.) 1987.--Tomorrow is a holiday: Women workers stuff live chickens into metal containers. There is not much difference between the executioners and the victims. (18 min.) 1987.

Tootsie (1982)

DVD 995
Michael Dorsey is an out-of-work actor who makes himself up as a woman to get a job. When his girlfriend, Sandy, fails an audition for a soap opera, Michael dresses up as "Dorothy Michaels" and lands the part. All goes well until "Dorothy" falls in love with beautiful co-star, Julie, and Julie's father, Les, falls for "Dorothy."

Trade Secrets: Blue Collar Women Speak Out (1984)

VC 10964
Four women, an ironworker, welder, sprinklerfitter, and electrician reveal how their lives changed when they entered into the traditional male world of skilled crafts.

Variety (1983)

VC 11332
Explores the question of voyeurism inherent in the watching of cinema by focusing on a woman, desperate for work, who takes a job selling tickets at a porno-movie theater. Initially apprehensive, she grows to like her position and begins to become a voyeur herself as she observes the clientele.

Vidalia McCloud: a Family Story (1985)

VC 2989
Depicts the world of Vidalia McCloud, a poor Florida farmworker.

Visions of the Spirit: a Portrait of Alice Walker (1989)

VC 1869
This documentary chronicles the life and work of Pulitzer prize winning author, Alice Walker.

Winter Ade (1988)

VC 2474
Women -- Germany (East) -- Social conditions.

With a Vengeance: the Fight for Reproductive Freedom (1989)

VC 11020
Based on abortion rap workshops

With these Hands: How Women Feed Africa (1987)

VC 1116
Three women tell stories of the difficult lives in the farmlands of Burkina Faso, Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Women of Steel (1986)

VC 11186
Documents the grass-roots women's movement in the Philippines and Third World feminism through portraits of, and interviews with, women from various walks of life who are involved in the progressive movement for social change in the Philippines.

Women's Work and Automation (1988)

VC 2566
Explores women's role in the Canadian workforce --how women are being made redundant by automation and how women are mainly found in low-paying jobs. Program 12 in the television series: Through her eyes, history, women and work presented by the Institute of Women Studies and the Institute of Canadian Studies, Carleton University.

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