The American Woman: Portraits of Courage(1976)
Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical moments and women who fought for equality and freedom over the span of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
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Mary Harris Jones
Belva Lockwood
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
John Adams
Sojourner Truth
Abigail Adams
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