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A Single Woman
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Synopsis: She ran for Congress in 1916 and won, against all odds. The subject of her first vote (against President Wilson’s WWI war resolution) set the stage for her destiny. The Suffragists who supported her campaign turned against her, believing that her anti-war vote made women look weak. In 1920, Jeannette was founding vice-president of the American Civil Liberties Union who, in 1933, tried to persuade President Roosevelt to revise immigration laws and allow Jewish refugees into the U.S. Twenty years later, in 1940, Jeannette was re-elected as Congresswoman from Montana on a peace platform and again voted against a world war, this time as the lone anti-war voice in the American Legislature. She was mobbed and vilified and spent the rest of her life traveling to India and studying the teachings and methods of Mohandas Gandhi and the effects of colonialism on peoples all over the world. During the Vietnam era, she enjoyed a renaissance when the anti-war culture of the day celebrated her perseverance as a dedicated pacifist and human rights advocate. She died in 1973. Cast/Narrator/Voices: A film adaptation of the successful stage play, A Single Woman is unabashedly political, occasionally chilling, and entirely unique. By entertaining, educating and bringing to life a significant, yet largely unknown historical figure, this film welcomes all audiences to “Discover America’s Real First Lady”: Jeannette Rankin. “Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to a higher honor and loyalty.” “It has been a privilege to support your efforts and to have my efforts supported by so great a woman. You have brought honor to yourself, America and womanhood.” “You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” “There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense; for war is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible.” “A fitting testimonial to Jeannette Rankin’s life - a hymn to peace.” “Jeannette Rankin had stamina. She had courage of her convictions and she was never diverted. There are so many people who start out trying to improve the world and they get co-opted or they sell out or they get tired. Jeannette Rankin never succumbed to those diversions.” Cast/Narrator/Voices: Crew: A Heroica Film. All Rights Reserved. Biography / HD / 95 minutes / USA / 2009 |
