LibGuides: Gender Equity Toolkit: Videos on Gender Equity and Representation

Writing with Fire

Writing with Fire
In a news landscape dominated by men emerges India's only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her team break traditions on the frontlines of India's biggest issues, redeﬁning the meaning of power.

The Codebreaker
American Experience's THE CODEBREAKER tells the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped develop the codebreaking methods that led to the creation of the powerful new science of cryptology.

Maya Lin: a strong clear vision
Call Number: DVD NA737.L48 M393 2003 Copy 1
ISBN: 0767055659
From renowned filmmaker Freida Lee Mock comes this true tale about the contentious origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and its then 21-year-old creator. Overcoming great adversity, Maya Lin's vision ultimately prevailed.

One Woman, One Vote
Call Number: DVD JK1896 .O53 2005 Copy 1
ISBN: 0793691087
Documents the struggle which culminated in the passing of the 19th Amendment in the U.S. Senate by one vote. Witness the 70-year struggle for women's suffrage. Discover why the crusaders faced entrenched opposition from men and women.

The Super 8 Years
One of France’s most respected contemporary writers, Annie Ernaux’s intimate and autobiographical body of work captures the inner lives of women alongside societal and cultural changes in France from the 1960s onwards. A natural extension of her literary work in its form and content, The Super 8 Years shows the pastimes, lifestyle and aspirations of a social class in post-1960s France through the lens of the Ernaux family archive.

Daring Women Doctors
At this crucial time when women physicians and nurses are contributing significantly to our community’s health, this documentary provides a look at the challenging and illuminating history of 19th century women doctors. Hidden in American history, all-women’s medical schools began to appear in the mid-19th century long before women had the right to vote or own property.

Not for ourselves alone: the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Call Number: DVD HQ1412 .W36 2004 Copy 1
ISBN: 1415702543
Over a span of more than fifty years, Stanton and Anthony struggled ceaselessly to organize a movement for basic rights that would not be won until after their deaths. Their story is the story of freedom fighters everywhere, complete with tragedies, triumphs, and unconquerable hope -- but it is also the story of two passionate and talented women, whose close friendship sustained them in times of loneliness and despair. An unforgettably personal, inside look at the birth of the modern women's movement, this film is at once a study of where we have been and a profound reflection upon who and where we still are.

Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
"TWENTY PEARLS" tells a powerful story of sisterhood. In 1908, nine Black women enrolled at Howard University made one decision that would change the course of history. These college students created Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®. For over 113 years, the sorority has influenced many of the most famous watershed moments in history.

Half the sky: turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide
Call Number: DVD HQ1236.5.D44 H35 2012 Copy 1
ISBN: 1422922278
This inspiring documentary follows six actresses turned advocates, who each pursue the goal of helping to guide and empower women and girls, facing down heartbreaking challenges and old fashioned oppression to prove the true value of the human spirit.

The Brandon Teena Story
Call Number: DVD HV6773.5 .B735 1999 Copy 1
ISBN: 1422913236
Examines the life, gender confusion and murder of Teena Brandon, a woman living as Brandon Teena. Her murder, along with two other people sharing a house with her, was part hate crime and part retribution.