Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

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Overview

In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.


Genres


General Information

Release Date: 2018-02-19
Budget: $700000
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 86 min


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