Today we share excerpts from “She's Beautiful When She's Angry,” a documentary filled with stories that still resonate today as women face new challenges around reproductive rights and sexual violence. 

The documentary tells the stories of the activists of the Women’s Liberation Movement that gained traction in the late 1960s and led to social and policy changes that set women on a path towards equality and reproductive justice. It also addresses the intersections of race and gender and the experiences of the Black women who were integral to this movement. 

The film is about activists, those who inspire, organize, and revolutionize the world by changing the standards and broadening what we think is possible. 

Learn more about the story and find the transcript on radioproject.org.

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EPISODE FEATURES: Alta, Chude Pamela Allen, Judith Arcana, Nona Willis Aronowitz, Fran Beal, Heather Booth, Rita Mae Brown, Susan Brownmiller, Linda Burnham, Jacqui Ceballos, Mary Jean Collins, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Muriel Fox, Jo Freeman, Carol Giardina, Susan Griffin, Karla Jay, Kate Millett, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Denise Oliver-Velez, OBOS, Trina Robbins, Ruth Rosen, Vivian Rothstein, Marlene Sanders, Alix Kates Shulman, Ellen Shumsky, Marilyn Webb, Virginia Whitehill, Ellen Willis, Alice Wolfson.

MAKING CONTACT: This episode is hosted by Anita Johnson. It is produced by Anita Johnson, Lucy Kang, Salima Hamirani, and Amy Gastelum. Our executive director is Jina Chung. 

DOCUMENTARY CREDITS:

• Director: Mary Dore

• Producers: Mary Dore & Nancy Kennedy, Geralyn Dreyfous

• Executive Producers: Pamela Tanner Boll and Elizabeth Driehaus

• Films Composer: Mark degli Antoni

• Melancholy Guitar by Scott Anderson, courtesy of For The Bible Tells Me So Ltd

• Wake up- Instrumental by Arian Saleh. Courtesy of Audio Socket

MUSIC: This episode includes Grand Caravan by Blue Dot Session & Build a View by Corey Gray.

LEARN MORE:

• She's Beautiful When She's Angry