The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
1976Documentary60 mins

Plot

Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical moments and women who fought for equality and freedom over the span of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

  • Robert Deubel

    Director

  • Anne Grant

    Writer

  • Gaby Monet

    Writer

  • Arthur Ginsberg

    Editor

  • Patricia Neal

    Narrator

  • Walter Abel

    Judge

  • Jonelle Allen

    Rosa Parks

  • Helen Gallagher

    Mary Harris Jones

  • Katherine Glass

    Sybil Ludington

  • Joan Hackett

    Belva Lockwood

  • Celeste Holm

    Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  • Frank Langella

    John Adams

  • Claudia McNeil

    Sojourner Truth

  • Joanna Miles

    Abigail Adams

  • Melba Moore

    Harriet Tubman

  • Kate Mulgrew

    Deborah Sampson

  • Lois Nettleton

    Susan B. Anthony

  • George Rose

    Anthony Comstock

  • Jamie Ross

    Minister

  • Runtime

    60 minutes

    Released

    1976-05-20

    Updated

    212 days ago

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