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Women's Studies: Films and Videos
On the Eighth Day: Perfecting Mother Nature (Making Babies Perfect)
2 parts, 51 min. each., Dist. by Women Make Movies - Discusses new reproductive and genetic technologies. Why are these procedures being developed and what affect will these procedures have on society, women, children, and the elderly. QH 438.7 .O5. VIDEO
One Fine Day
6 min., Ishtar Films, 1984 - a celebration of women in the U.S., past and present. Presents a montage of Kay Weaver's song, "One Fine Day". HQ1410 .O53 1984. VIDEO
One Hundred Children Waiting for the Train
57 min., First Run/Icarus Films, 1988 - from Chile, this film follows Professora Alicia Vega as every Saturday she turns the Chapel of La Hermida, in one of Santiago's poorest slums into a film projection room as she teaches a workshop for children. Shows the lives of these students, their homes and families and the work they do to survive at such a young age within the political context of Chile under Pinochet's dictatorship. FILM
One Person's Struggle with Gender-biased Language
37 min., Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling green state university, c1994 - Defines gender-biased language, explains why it is inapropriate, presents reasons for resistance to change and suggests alternate word choices. P120.S48 P37 1994 Media
One Small Step
55 min., BBC/Time-Life Films, 1982 - looks at Mary Leakey's discovery of the oldest human footprints in the world near Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Also presents other discoveries. GN281 .M34 1981 pt.2 VIDEO
One Step Ahead: Israeli & Palestinian Women
51 min., Eshel Productions, 1995 - "A profile of six Jewish and Palestinian women who are working together to futher the peace process." DS 119.7 O54 1995 Media
La Operacion
40 min., Cinema Guild , 1982 - examines the controversial use of sterilization of Puerto Rican women between 1950-1970. RG144 .P9 Q64 1982
An Ordinary Rape
Bby Isabelle Coulet, 1993, 54 min., Icarus Films - "Examines the cultural misconceptions surrounding date rape." HV 6558 O735 1992. VIDEO
Other Women, Other Work
20 min., Churchill Films, 1973 - the pilot of a mail plane, an NBC/Tv journalist, a carpenter, a truck driver, a scientist doing research on kelp, and a veterinarian are shown working and discussing their work. Of different races they have one thing in common: all are women, pioneering in fields formerly considered man's work. FILM
Last modified: August 11, 2009