In a time when power was determined by whether a person wore a skirt or a pair of pants, women across the United States were standing up to fill a void proclaiming, “We are women, hear us roar!” A powerfull and moving documentary “Accomplished Women,” shows not only accomplished women in the United States but successful, powerful women who are breaking the chattels of the expected to achieve their dreams. Interviews with Shirley Chisholm, the first black female senator, Dr. Virginia Apgar, Nikki Giovanni, an prominent African-American poet, and Helen Reddy, famous pop star and performing artist who penned, “I Am Woman,” explore a wide range of pertinent issues of the day, such at attitude, image, and possibilities for women in the 1970s.
Included Films:
Accomplished Women
Accomplished Women
Produced: 1974
Length: 25 Minutes
In a time when power was determined by whether a person wore a skirt or a pair of pants, women across the United States were standing up to fill a void proclaiming, “We are women, hear us roar!” A powerfull and moving documentary “Accomplished Women,” shows not only accomplished women in the United States but successful, powerful women who are breaking the chattels of the expected to achieve their dreams. Interviews with Shirley Chisholm, the first black female senator, Dr. Virginia Apgar, Nikki Giovanni, an prominent African-American poet, and Helen Reddy, famous pop star and performing artist who penned, “I Am Woman,” explore a wide range of pertinent issues of the day, such at attitude, image, and possibilities for women in the 1970s.
