Women's voices: The gender gap movie

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Date
1984
Main contributors
Meyer, Nancy; Quinn, Gordon; Rohrer, Jenny
Summary
Women are interviewed about Reagan politics and policies, and their interest in having a stronger voice to vote on issues.  The film speaks to statistics that reveal a gender gap in the number of women who vote, and their income. The film also documents the increase in women in the workforce as well as the Reagan administration's cuts to funding for programs that help women and families. Directed by Jenny Rohrer.
Contributor
Hollander, Nicole
Publisher
The Gender Gap Film Corporation by Kartemquin Films
Subjects
U.S. states - Politics and government; Voter suppression; Women
Collection
Labor
Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
Language
English
Rights Statement
Copyright Undetermined
Terms of Use
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/contact/home. Cartoons copyrighted by Nicole Hollander.
Physical Description
film reels
Notes
2014-001-RG97-003
534-4
This material was digitized as part of the "Advancing Workers Rights in the American South: Digitizing the Records of the AFL-CIO’s Civil Rights Division" project, supported by a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from the Mellon Foundation.
Other Identifiers
Filename: labor-086921; Catalog Key: 31430059608671

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