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Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

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make it unimportant or unworthy of attention... The documentary perfectly balances the old and the new, the ways feminism has grown and the way forward it must continue to march. It fearlessly shows us beauty and ugliness, women who painstakingly created something in a world of men, not to be accepted by them but in defiance of them."
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rated the film 3.5 out of 4 and wrote, "Ironically, this documentary is subject to a common critique of women's art the film itself works to challenge: the brush-away claim that it is too sentimental, too emotional and not a serious work of art. The film is sentimental and emotional, but that doesn't
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among others. Women of different ages and backgrounds are interviewed by Demetrakas and a team of assistants on the subject of feminism, anchored in the book 'Emergence' with portraits by the photographer Cynthia MacAdams published in 1977. The film was partly funded by the
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notes that the women of color in the documentary express frustration with balancing their multiple identities within the movement but that the documentary misses an opportunity to delve more deeply into intersectional feminism.
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which captured women embracing feminism by shedding cultural restrictions. The documentary revisits those photos and those women, and contains interviews with women such as
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with some of the people involved. The film does include the significant contribution of Lesbian women to feminism, but it is noted that it missed an opportunity to include
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and also by a crowd funding campaign that raised over $ 75,000. It was released by
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In 1977 a book with portraits was released called 'Emergence' by photographer
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It was released on February 9, 2018 on Netflix streaming.
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Johanna Demetrakas
Lisa Remington
Laurie Anderson
Phyllis Chesler
Judy Chicago
Kristy Tully
Kate Amend
Lili Haydn
Netflix
2018
documentary
Johanna Demetrakas
Laurie Anderson
Phyllis Chesler
Judy Chicago
International Documentary Association
Netflix
Cynthia MacAdams
Jane Fonda
Lily Tomlin
Judy Chicago
9 to 5
The Dinner Party
trans women
Laurie Anderson
Phyllis Chesler
Judy Chicago
Jane Fonda
Sally Kirkland
Meredith Monk

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