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This documentary is composed of a series of interviews, combined with newsreel footage, that place the American feminist moment in historical perspective. Six of the movement's founding women, including Betty Friedan and Kate Millett, discuss the issues that most concern them. A film that remains relevant, even today.

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This documentary is composed of a series of interviews, combined with newsreel footage, that place the American feminist moment in historical perspective. Six of the movement's founding women, including Betty Friedan and Kate Millett, discuss the issues that most concern them. A film that remains relevant, even today.

director

Luce Guilbeault

Nicole Brossard

Margaret Wescott
executive producer

Kathleen Shannon
photography

Nesya Shapiro
sound

Ingrid Cusiel
editing

Margaret Wescott
sound editing

Gloria Demers
re-recording

Michel Descombes

Some American Feminists

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