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1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Gloria Steinem |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2005. |
| Summary |
Underneath the din of politicians posturing about "life" and "choice" and beyond the shouted slogans about murder and rights, there are real stories of real women who have had abortions. Each year in the US, 1.3 million abortions occur, but the topic is still so stigmatized it’s never discussed in polite company. Powerful, poignant, and fiercely honest, I HAD AN ABORTION tackles this taboo, featuring 10 women – including famed feminist Gloria Steinem – who candidly describe experiences spanning seven decades, from the years before Roe v. Wade to the present day. “*Fresh, moving, important…Muriel Rukeyser wrote, ‘If one woman told the truth about her life, the world would split open.’ [This film] gives us 10 truth-telling women, and splits the world open in as many ways.*”- Katha Pollitt, ***The Nation*** |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
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Gender identity.
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Current affairs.
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Women's studies.
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Political science.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Aldrich, Gillian, film director.
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Baumgardner, Jennifer, film director.
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Steinem, Gloria, actor.
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Women Make Movies (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6695174 Kanopy |
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