A Century of Women
Brief Synopsis
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A six-hour, three-part documentary on the changing role and image of women in U.S. history in the 20th Century. Makes use of voiceover narrative, archival footage, historic photographs, and on-camera interviews with women who have played important roles in the 20th Century. Also includes a fictional
Cast & Crew
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Sylvia Morales
Director
Jane Fonda
Narrator
Laura Dern
Voice
Candice Bergen
Voice
Olympia Dukakis
Carol Burnett
Herself
Film Details
Also Known As
Century of Women, Family of Women, A
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1994
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A six-hour, three-part documentary on the changing role and image of women in U.S. history in the 20th Century. Makes use of voiceover narrative, archival footage, historic photographs, and on-camera interviews with women who have played important roles in the 20th Century. Also includes a fictional drama in which a five-generational family and their friends gather to celebrate a new baby, reminiscing and thereby connecting the themes of the documentary.
Cast
Jane Fonda
Narrator
Laura Dern
Voice
Candice Bergen
Voice
Olympia Dukakis
Carol Burnett
Herself
Jane Fonda
Herself
Jocarol Lefleur Nesset-sale
Herself
Brooke Smith
Angela Bassett
Voice
Mary Steenburgen
Voice
Marjorie Sutton
Herself
Blanche W Cook
Herself
Sarah Weddington
Herself
Amy Irving
Voice
Phyllis Schlafly
Herself
Linda Bloodworth-thomason
Herself
Teresa Wright
Gloria Steinem
Herself
Halle Berry
Herself
Estelle Freedman
Herself
Marion Ross
Voice
Roseanne Barr
Herself
Meryl Streep
Voice
Lori Petty
Voice
Elizabeth Kendall
Herself
Mike Wallace
Himself
Marjorie Joyner
Herself
Etta James
Herself
Mala Rubinstein
Herself
Dolores Huerta
Herself
Naomi Wolf
Herself
Judy Chicago
Herself
Dorothy Zellner
Herself
Daphne Harrison
Herself
Lena Horne
Herself
Blythe Danner
Voice
Grace Slick
Herself
Paula Giddings
Herself
Paula Gunn-allen
Herself
Joan Baez
Herself
Virginia Gray
Herself
Marlo Thomas
Voice
Valerie Matsumoto
Herself
Martha Griffiths
Herself
Martha Warren Golloway
Herself
Jasmine Guy
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Herself
Sacha Mcintosh
Herself
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Herself
Fanny Christina Hill
Herself
Jessica Lange
Herself
Jodie Foster
Voice
Shere Hite
Herself
Donna Evans Merlo
Herself
Cicely Tyson
Voice
Unita Blackwell
Herself
Diane Nash
Herself
Susan Ware
Herself
Mitsuye Yamada
Herself
Sally Field
Voice
Ellen Chessler
Herself
Benita Eisler
Herself
Glenn Close
Voice
Susan Embrey
Herself
Chris Evert-lloyd
Herself
Jessica Lange
Voice
Alice Kessler-harris
Herself
Senator Barbara Boxer
Herself
Maya Angelou
Herself
A'lelia Bundles
Herself
Susan Brownmiller
Herself
Sharon O'brien
Herself
Alfre Woodard
Voice
Ah Quon Mcelrath
Herself
Vicki Ruiz
Herself
Robin Morgan
Herself
Justine Bateman
Dresden Mcintosh
Herself
Erica Jong
Herself
Madge Sinclair
Nancy Sanger Pallesen
Herself
Dorothy Villard Bird
Herself
Kesbo Yvonne Scott
Herself
Pat Schroeder
Herself
Talia Shire
Donna Karan
Herself
Twyla Tharp
Herself
Margaret Sanger Lampe
Herself
Betty Friedan
Herself
Crew
Maya Angelou
Other
Conrad E Angone
Production Designer
Joe Arcidiacono
Assistant Camera Operator
Jacoba Atlas
Writer
Jacoba Atlas
Other
Jacoba Atlas
Executive Producer
Joan Baez
Other
Roseanne Barr
Other
Amy Barraclough
Associate Producer
Yudi Bennett
Assistant Director
Halle Berry
Other
Dorothy Villard Bird
Other
Unita Blackwell
Other
Linda Bloodworth-thomason
Other
Senator Barbara Boxer
Other
Susan Brownmiller
Other
Tom Brumberger
Hair
Tom Brumberger
Makeup
A'lelia Bundles
Other
Carol Burnett
Other
Nina Canter
Costumes
Ellen Chessler
Other
Judy Chicago
Other
Sue Clarke
Editor
Rusty Colby
Camera
Craig A Colton
Editor
Blanche W Cook
Other
Benita Eisler
Other
Susan Embrey
Other
Donna Evans Merlo
Other
Chris Evert-lloyd
Other
Pennie Fien
Costume Designer
Jane Fonda
Other
Estelle Freedman
Other
Betty Friedan
Other
Paula Giddings
Other
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Other
Martha Warren Golloway
Other
Virginia Gray
Other
Martha Griffiths
Other
Paula Gunn-allen
Other
Linda Habib
Line Producer
Daphne Harrison
Other
Fanny Christina Hill
Other
Shere Hite
Other
Kelly Hommon
Coproducer
Lena Horne
Other
Dolores Huerta
Other
Etta James
Other
Erica Jong
Other
Marjorie Joyner
Other
Donna Karan
Other
Laura Karpman
Music
Stephen Kazmierski
Camera
Elizabeth Kendall
Other
Alice Kessler-harris
Other
Barbara Kopple
Segment Director
Susan Krakower
Producer
Ellen Kuras
Other
Ellen Kuras
Director Of Photography
Margaret Sanger Lampe
Other
Jessica Lange
Other
Valerie Matsumoto
Other
Michael Mayhew
Editor
Megan Mcconnell
Casting
Ah Quon Mcelrath
Other
Dresden Mcintosh
Other
Sacha Mcintosh
Other
Nancy Mcisaac
Associate Producer
Diana Meehan
Executive Consultant
Marty Mericka
Assistant Director
Pat Mitchell
Executive Producer
Robin Morgan
Other
Diane Nash
Other
Jocarol Lefleur Nesset-sale
Other
Sharon O'brien
Other
Marjolaine Ouellet
Wardrobe Supervisor
Nancy Sanger Pallesen
Other
Mike Parente
Music
George Puckhaber
Production Manager
Judy Reidel
Editor
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Other
Carol Romo
Coproducer
Carol Romo
Line Producer
Diana Romo
Associate Producer
Lynn Roth
Writer
Lynn Roth
Other
Patrick X Rousseau
Assistant Camera Operator
Mala Rubinstein
Other
Vicki Ruiz
Other
Ilona J Saari
Consultant
Dalia Saydah-dokter
Makeup
Dalia Saydah-dokter
Hair
Vivian Schiller
Producer
Phyllis Schlafly
Other
Pat Schroeder
Other
Heidi Schulman
Writer
Heidi Schulman
Other
Heidi Schulman
Coproducer
Kesbo Yvonne Scott
Other
Nili Sinai
Script Supervisor
Grace Slick
Other
Lydia Smith
Assistant Camera Operator
Gloria Steinem
Other
Marjorie Sutton
Other
Rodney Taylor
Assistant Camera Operator
Twyla Tharp
Other
Kyra Thompson
Producer
Kyra Thompson
Writer
Kyra Thompson
Other
Mike Wallace
Other
Susan Ware
Other
Sarah Weddington
Other
Naomi Wolf
Other
Dana R Woods
Costume Designer
Mitsuye Yamada
Other
Dorothy Zellner
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Century of Women, Family of Women, A
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1994
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
