FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Women's  Studies

VH 7072 '70's, The
Summary: Anchored by Peter Jennings of ABC News, volume 5, The 70's, looks at Approaching the Apocalypse [1971-1975]: This program appraises the effects of those blights on the political landscape and their impact on the trust between the government and the governed, so vital to the well-being of a representative democracy such as the U.S.. Starting Over [1976-1980]: The women's and civil rights movements, begun decades earlier and as controversial as ever, continued to evolve during the nation's Bicentennial Period. 090 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS Series: THE CENTURY AMERICA'S TIME

VH 8054 The "Nouba" of the Women of Mount Chenoua
Summary: Taking its title and structure from the "Nouba", a traditional song of five movements, this film mingles narrative and documentary styles to document the creation of women's personal and cultural histories. Returning to her native region 15 years after the end of the Algerian war, Lili is obsessed by memories of the war for independence that defined her childhood. Reading the history of her country as written in the stories of women's lives, this film is a portrait of speech and silence, memory and creation and a tradition where the past and present coexist. Directed by Assia Djebar. 115 Min. VIDEO 1977

VH 3662 1861-1880: Civil War, Recovery, and Westward Expansion
Summary: Women's multiple contributions to the Civil War effort, and the personal toll experienced by families on both sides of the conflict. Emancipation's impact on the lives of Black women in the South, and the freedmen's schools movement. The development of new employment opportunities for women after the Civil War. Westward expansion from the perspective of American Indian and Mexican women, as well that of European-American women moving west in the mid-1800s. The early leaders and controversies of the growing movement for women's rights. 015 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 3663 1880-1920: Immigration, New Work and New Roles
Summary: Immigrant women build new lives in burgeoning cities and take work in the industrializing Northeast. Eastern immigrant life contrasts with the changing lives of American Indian, Mexican and Chinese women in western states. A growing middle class and increasing educational opportunities for both Black and white women provide fertile grounds for the development of social work. Feminization of service professions, industrialization, and the invention of the typewriter create niches for "women's work". The woman suffrage movement adopts tactics which bring it to the forefront of public attention and final victory in 1920. 016 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 3664 1917-1942: Cultural Image and Economic Reality
Summary: World War I creates many new employment opportunities for women and, combined with the suffrage victory of 1920, helps create a new self-image for American women. Movies, new clothing styles and liberated attitudes bring about many visible changes. New legislation creates increasing hardship for Asian and Mexican families and for American Indian populations. Lynching becomes a major issue for both Black and white women's organizations. The Harlem Renaissance adds a new voice to the heart of America. The personal and economic toll of the Great Depression affects women in a variety of ways, increasing discrimination for some and providing new opportunities for others. 017 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 3665 1942-1955: War Work, Housework, and Growing Discontent
Summary: The war effort again thrusts women into many new roles, including heavy industry and the military. World War II creates a major change in public attitudes toward Asian Americans. Women's economic independence is short-lived, however, as the war's end brings the men home to take over the jobs and push women back into their homes. The middle-class domestic ideal captures the hearts of many, but the number of married women in the labor force continues to rise. Discontent with the status quo boils over in Black communities and the civil rights movement is born. 014 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 3666 1955-1977: New Attitudes Force Dramatic Changes
Summary: Traditional family structures change as the divorce rate soars and women enter the workforce in record numbers. Relaxed immigration policies bring new cultures to American cities. Women are involved at every level as the civil rights movement brings dramatic change to the South. The feminist movement forges new options for women in both public and private life. 024 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 6449 Abortion and the Law: Before Roe vs. Wade
Summary: A documentary which focuses on the legal, moral, social, and psychological aspects of abortion in the U.S. presents clergymen, lawyers, and physicians who hold diametrically opposed views and tells of specific cases of abortion. Includes a summary of the problems, attitudes, and legal aspects in England, Sweden, Poland, Chile, Mexico, and Japan. 057 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ABORTION Series: TURNING POINTS IN THE DEBATE ON ABORTION & BIRTH CONTROL

VH 0596 Acting Our Age
Summary: Introduces six women, aged 65 to 75, and through their stories of personal struggle and triumph, dispels the myths and challenges the image of old women in American culture. Includes discussions of sexuality, being alone, financial difficulties, and dealing with death. 058 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 4161 Africa: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Summary: Tunisia, a diverse nation of open-minded people, is also predominantly Muslim. Women, however, share equal rights with men and hold jobs from police officers to airline pilots. In Libya, the UN is attempting to stamp out the killer screwworm fly before it spreads throughout Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. A third segment documents Egypt's ongoing struggle to balance its growing population with limited resources and land mass. 031 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY Series: OUR DEVELOPING WORLD

VH 2694 After the Montreal Massacre
Summary: On December 6, 1989, a gunman entered the engineering building at the University of Montreal and killed fourteen women. This forceful, moving documentary situates this extraordinary crime within the context of other kinds of violence against women. A wounded survivor and other students describe the harrowing event, widely understood as a backlash against feminism. Activists and journalists explain its impact, linking the massacre with cases of rape, 027 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY

VH 1951 Alcoholism & Chemical Dependency in Women
Summary: Highlights of the 5th annual Betty Ford Conference on Chemical Dependency and Alcoholism. 028 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 7594 Althea Gibson
Summary: Follows the life of the first African American woman to win a tennis championship at Wimbledon. Includes an interview with Gibson. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4044 Amazon Sisters
Summary: While international attention has focused on saving the rainforests, considerably less attention has been paid to the plight of the human inhabitants of Amazona. Women are at the frontline of the struggle to save their environment and to rebuild a region suffering the effects of inappropriate development. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 6176 Amazon Women
Summary: A brief history of fighting warrior women is explored as notables such as, Jeannine Davis-Kimball, Abby Wettan Kleinbaum, Stanley B. Alpern, Jay Wurts, Barbara Ehrenreich and Susan Herrgesell contribute their ideas to this subject. 045 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 4798 America's Victoria: Remembering Victoria Woodhull
Summary: This video explores the life of American feminist Victoria Woodhull through archival photos, sketches, and comments from writers and historians. The main commentator is Gloria Steinem. Actress Kate Capshaw is the voice of Woodhull, who became the first woman to run for president in 1872. 056 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: BIOGRAPHY

VH 5764 American Love Story, An, Volume 1
Summary: Episode 1: "Welcome to America". Go full circle with the Wilson-Sims family from Karen and Bill's first encounter to their eldest daughter Cicily's entrance into Colgate College. Episode 2: "A Piece of the Puzzle is Missing". A powerful episode about letting go and holding on. Cicily's plans to spend a semester in Nigeria divide her parents. Her father relishes her opportunity to explore the land of her ancestors; her mother struggles with the distance that will separate them. 100 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN LOVE STORY, AN

VH 5765 American Love Story, An, Volume 2
Summary: In the episode "I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up, " Cicily's struggle with her racial identity comes to a head in Africa. The episode "It's Another New Year and I Ain't Gone" deals with Cicily's changed personality after her return from Africa and her subsequent illness. 100 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN LOVE STORY, AN

VH 5766 American Love Story, An, Volume 3
Summary: In the episode "Chaney and the Boy, " Bill and Karen's youngest child, Chaney matures and feels the first pangs of love. In "You and Me Against the World" Cicily tries to figure out how to survive in a world defined by categories that don't include her and Karen visits her mother in Florida. 100 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN LOVE STORY, AN

VH 5767 American Love Story, An, Volume 4
Summary: In episode 7, "True Love, " Cicily graduates from college and Karen grapples with her recovery and the realization that she'll no longer be able to have children. In "Marion Truth" Bill returns home to Marion, Ohio to confront the past he left many years ago. 100 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN LOVE STORY, AN

VH 5768 American Love Story, An, Volume 5
Summary: In "It's My Job" Cicily's days are spent at home looking for a job while Bill goes through his own career crisis. In the 10th and final episode, "We Were Never Ozzie & Harriet, " Bill and Karen attend her high school reunion and face the people who have ostracized them. After three decades, they wonder if things have changed at all. 100 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN LOVE STORY, AN

VH 4897 American Woman, The
Summary: Join Patricia Neal for a fascinating look into the lives of women who altered the course of history in America. From the earliest days of our nation, women have struggled to uphold human dignity, break down unjust barriers and pave the way for opportunity for future generations. 060 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 2720 And Still I Rise
Summary: Intercuts historical and media images with hard hitting contemporary views of women of African heritage as they struggle to create a new and empowered perspective. Both a celebration and a critique. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 2686 Angel At My Table, An
Summary: "An Angel At My Table" chronicles the life of Janet Frame, one of the 20th century's most gifted writers. Born in the 1920's, Janet's early years of fairy tales and schoolgirl pranks were tempered by family tragedy. She retreated to her beloved books and began to write poetry and stories. As the years passed her talent grew and so did the challenges to her unique and inspired vision. Director: Jane Campion. 157 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 1228 Anne Wortham
Summary: Sociologist Anne Wortham talks with Bill Moyers about her controversial views on the Civil Rights movement and affirmative action programs as they discuss race relations in America. 057 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 0357 Annie Keeney
Summary: Originally aired as part of Masterpiece Theatre, this series examines the women's suffrage movement in England at the turn of the century. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: SHOULDER TO SHOULDER

VH 4726 Approach of Dawn
Summary: The story of Maya women of Guatemala and their role in the human rights struggle is presented in this documentary. The film takes us into the communities of three women whose lives were shattered by the genocidal war. 052 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 0748 Asante Market Women
Summary: Examines the matrilineal and polygamous Ashanti society of Ghana through interviews with women who exercise complete authority in the wholesale produce market. The interviewees reveal the advantages and tribulations of their relationships, the practical problems they confront and the various solutions they embrace. 053 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 5618 Aung San Suu Kyi
Summary: Features an interview with Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of Burma's martyred first president, dissident, political prisoner, Nobel Prize winner, and favored democratic candidate. Also, Burma's independence, volatile political climate, and economic concerns are discusses. 024 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 1959 Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The
Summary: This sweeping American saga covers over a century in the life of a black Louisiana woman, from her childhood as a slave in pre-Civil War South to 1962 & the birth of the civil rights movement. Cicely Tyson, Barbara Chaney & Richard Dysart. Awards: Emmy; Directors Guild of America: Television. 106 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: LITERATURE-I, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 0279 Bad Attitude
Summary: Bad Attitude devotes itself to five tapes and films by artists (as well as four campaign commercials) that look at politics in its various manifestations. Titles: JFK-"Political Campaign Ad", Camile Billops and James Hatch-"Suzanne Suzanne", Ronald Reagan-"Campaign Ad", Max Almy-"Perfect Leader", Nixon/Agnew-"Campaign Ad", Mary McFerran-"Homage to May 19th: Kathy Boudin's Story", LBJ-"Campaign Ad", Anne Waldman-"UH OH Plutonium", Linda 090 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DOES SHE WANT

VH 1223 Barbara Tuchman
Summary: Historian Barbara Tuchman discusses the decline of values in American public life and popular culture. Addresses the deceptiveness of politicians and public officials in recent years and the general lack of interest in this country in history and its lessons. Interviewed by Bill Moyers. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 7144 Battle For The Minds
Summary: Explores the tensions within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), in regard to the role of women in the church and the ordination of women in particular, by tracing changes in the leadership of the S.B.C. and also the "conservative takeover" of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. 053 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 3726 Because This is About Love
Summary: This is a profile of five lesbian and gay couples from multicultural backgrounds who have made a life long commitment to each other by going through a marriage ceremony. Each couple tells their own story of how they met, who they decided to marry and how their family and friends responded. There are no parental pressures or societal advantages persuading these couples to wed. They do not share in one another's health insurance or retirement benefits, or file a joint tax return the way conventional couples do. Without legal status or religious sanction, they are validating their commitment to one another . 028 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 2597 Becoming a Woman in Okrika
Summary: This video documents a coming of age ritual in a village in the Niger Delta. It suggests the conflict Third World women face between traditions and the values of the modern world. 027 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5815 Behind the Smile
Summary: Illustrates the living conditions of young female factory workers in Bangkok, who come to work in the city at a very young age to help support their families in the poorer rural areas of the country. 046 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 7055 Behind the Veil
Summary: Describes the massive human rights abuses that have been escalating since the withdrawal of the Soviet forces, as seen through the eyes of women who have survived years of rampant gender and religious intolerance. 026 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 3765 Belovs, The
Summary: In this documentary of the day-to-day life of a Russian peasant family, Anna and her brother Michail Feodorovitch, along with two other brothers who sometimes visit, reveal a rich interplay of human and social issues of their life experiences in Russian." 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 5343 Benazir Bhutto
Summary: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto discusses her life including the execution of her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, her exile, and her rise to power and subsequent dismissal from office amidst charges of corruption. 025 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 6165 Between Light and Shadow: Maya Women in Transition
Summary: Interviews with Mayan women artists who work to preserve Mayan culture, improve the lives of the Mayan people and promote a Maya presence in their community. Includes Mayan popular art in the form of woven textiles, embroidery and paintings. 028 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 4149 Beyond Beijing
Summary: An independent documentary produced by women about the largest meeting of women in world history, the Non-Governmental Organizations Forum on Women in Huairou, China, in September 1995. There, over 30, 000 activists convened to communicate, collaborate, celebrate, and influence the outcome of the parallel United Nations Fourth Conference on Women in Beijing. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 6912 Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives
Summary: In the Arab world, women are fighting a two front war against repressive internal constraints and intrusive Western interference. In this program, a feminist delegation composed of author Nawal Saadawi and other renowned activists from the Middle East and North Africa gathers at the UN, on college campuses, and in church basements to speak out about deterioration of women's rights in the Arab states in an effort to heighten awareness of the Arab feminist struggle for equality and the effects of U.S. foreign policy on their efforts. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 6370 Beyond Killing Us Softly
Summary: A documentary about the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to women and girls that dominate the media. The film presents the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women, and media literacy. 034 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 4590 Birth and Belief in the Andes of Ecuador
Summary: In Spanish with English subtitles. Women's testimonies in this video were documented in the Provinces of Imbabura, Bolivar, Tungurahua, and El Caichi. 028 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 6450 Birth Control and the Law: Before Griswold vs. Connecticut
Summary: Highlights the problem of supplying birth control information to patients at a tax-supported institution. Debates whether tax-supported hospitals should or should not give out birth control information and discusses the law and moral values that are involved in this decision. 055 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ABORTION Series: TURNING POINTS IN THE DEBATE ON ABORTION AND BIRTH CONTROL

VH 5687 Birth: Eight Women's Stories
Summary: Depicts a variety of childbirth situations including home birth, Caesarian section for the birth of twins, and a birth underwater. The mothers range in age from 27 to 45. Provides explicit scenes of childbirth and commentaries by parents, midwives and obstetricians. Stresses the normalcy of childbirth. 070 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 7864 Black Girl
Summary: A Senegalese woman, working as a governess for a French family, finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family moves from Dakar to the south of France. In her new country, the woman is constantly made aware of her race and mistreated by her employers, and she falls into isolation and despair. 057 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: DRAMA

VH 2695 Black Women of Brazil
Summary: Despite official jargon to the contrary, Brazilians live in a racially segregated class system. This upbeat, sensitive and elegantly composed documentary, produced by Lilith Video Collective, looks at the ways Black women have coped with racism while validating their lives through their own music and religion. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 2035 Blind Justice
Summary: An innocent man is arrested for rape. The evidence is so overwhelming that he begins to doubt his own sanity. A year & a half later, the real criminal is captured, but by this time the man's marriage, job & life savings are gone. 030 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 2792 Body Addicts
Summary: In our health conscious age regular exercise is considered a key component to physical fitness. Yet there are many people who exercise in excess. Their craving for the high that exercise brings is so great that it rules their lives, interferes with work and relationships, and ultimately causes bodily harm. We meet robust, energetic, attractive people who describe their grueling exercise routines. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 7013 Bolivia: Coca, Food of the Poor
Summary: One is a series that examines life in 13 Latin American nations through the eyes of its women. The women paint a disturbing portrait of people struggling against all odds to survive racial and class discrimination, violence, revolution, political injustice and chronic economic instability. This episode looks at the impoverished women of Bolivia. In Bolivia, the coca plant has a pervasive influence. While the raw leaves of the plant may provide "food" for the poor, it derivative product, cocaine, enriches those whose oppressive policies keep the women and their families at a subsistence level. A congresswoman discusses her fight against cocaine production and use; a teacher struggles against government apathy toward education; a peasant woman reveals the harsh details of her existence. Progress made by women in the area of home business, art, and music is examined, as well as the antiquated customs that keep women subservient. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 5653 Born to be Sold: Martha Rosler Reads the Strange Case...
Summary: Full title - "Born to be Sold: Martha Rosler Reads the Strange Case of Baby SM. Martha Rosler discusses the social and economic implications of surrogate motherhood, using excerpts and quotations from media reports and court records of the Mary Beth Whitehead/Baby M case. 035 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 7014 Brazil: Priests, Samba Dancers, and Mulattos
Summary: This episode discusses the lives of two group of women - the women of Northern Bahia and the mulattos of Rio de Janeiro - both descendants of African slaves. In Bahia, voodoo religious practices are revealed, as well as the problems of prostitution and AIDS. In Rio, the program examines the tradition of carnival and the role of female mulatto samba dancers as sex objects. Also looks at the poor street children, police shootings and the death squads. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 5391 Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Part 1
Summary: The program discusses obstacles that prevent women from getting to the top of organizations and explores issues for women around the "Glass Ceiling" through interviews. Offers practical how-to-do-it tips and hints, with emphasis on the importance of having ambition and drive to get into the executive position. 025 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 5392 Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Part 2
Summary: The program discusses obstacles that prevent women from getting to the top of organizations and explores issues for women around the "Glass Ceiling" through interviews. Offers practical how-to-do-it tips and hints, with emphasis on the importance of having ambition and drive to get into the executive position. 012 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 5688 Breastfeeding
Summary: This video was made as part of the Norwegian government's campaign to protect the status of breastfeeding and to prevent backsliding to the situation in Norway some decades past when breastfeeding rates were very low. Mothers and their babies, along with some fathers, participate with health care workers in discussing the value and demonstrating the methods of breastfeeding. 033 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 3318 Brincando El Charco
Summary: "Brincando El Charco" contemplates the notion of "identity" through the experiences of a Puerto Rican woman living in the U.S. In a mix of fiction, archival footage, processed interviews and soap opera drama, it tells the story of Claudia Marin, a middle class, light skinned Puerto Rican, lesbian photographer/videographer who is attempting to construct a sense of community in the U.S. Her struggles with issues of family, sexuality, creativity, identity and racism are interwoven with the stories of her interview subjects. 055 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 4663 Bush Mama
Summary: Focuses on Dorothy, who lives in Watts, CA trying to raise her daughter while her man is in jail. After a series of devastating confrontations with the system, she is pushed over the line. Director: Haile Gerima. 098 Min. VIDEO 1976 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 0795 But Names Can Hurt Forever
Summary: This program lets the viewer see, hear, and understand the devastating effects of emotional abuse. With commentary by Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan, Dr. James Garbarino, and Dr. Stuart Hart. 030 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 4038 Calling the Ghosts
Summary: Calling the Ghosts is the first-person account of two women caught in a war where rape was as much an everyday weapon as bullets or bombs. Jadranka Cigelj and Nusreta Sivac, childhood friends and lawyers, enjoyed the lives of "ordinary modern women" in Bosnia-Herzegovina until one day former neighbors became tormentors. Taken to the notorious Serb concentration camp of Omarska, the two women, like other Muslim and Croat women interned there, were systematically tortured and humiliated by their Serb captors. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION

VH 0967 Calling the Shots
Summary: A documentary employing film clips and interviews with contemporary directors, producers and actresses. Focuses on the diversity of films being made by women today, the power structure of the industry, and the women who have achieved recognition in it. Directed by Janis Cole and Holly Dale. 118 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 2103 Camila
Summary: Susu Pecoraro, Imanol Arias & Hector Altiero. Directed by Maria-Luisa Bemberg. The true story of a beautiful Catholic socialite who falls in love & runs away with a young Jesuit priest. Spanish, subtitled in English. 105 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: COMMUNICATION, LATIN AMERICAN

VH 7607 Can't You Take A Joke
Summary: Presents a series of vignettes in which boy meets boy and girl meets girl, using the romantic music and visuals of Hollywood film noir to explore the ideal of love at first sight. 026 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 2933 Caribbean Women Writers: A Documentary of the First International Conference
Summary: A documentary of the 1st International Conference of Women Writers of the English Speaking Caribbean. Held at Wellesley College Massachusetts in 1988. 063 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 7845 Changing Paths
Summary: In Mali 93 percent of the women are circumcised. This tradition is deeply routed in village society. Astan Diallo travels to several villages on her moped, talking to men an women about the health hazards of circumcision. After five years, Astan's hard work does bring results as old traditions make way for new ones. 046 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 6440 Child Brides, The
Summary: This program travels to the most rural and poverty-stricken regions of Ethiopia to expose the common practice of child brides and the consequences for the young girls who often give birth before their bodies are mature. 052 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 3732 Children of Fate
Summary: Documents the story of a poor Sicilian family through three generations. The film centers on Angela, a gutsy survivor who battles poverty, crime, and an abusive husband to keep her family together. 085 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 7606 Children of the Crocodile
Summary: Focuses on cultural identity, resistance and survival through the intimate story of two East Timorese - Australian women devoted to the causes of freedom and nationhood. 052 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 7015 Chile: The Drama of Hope
Summary: This episode examines Chile under martyred socialist President Salvador Allende, and the subsequent Pinochet regime that followed. Allende's niece and novelist, Isabel Allende, exile Hortensia Bussi, Nobel prize winning author Gabriela Mistral, and others discuss women's role in the eventual topping of Pinochet, and the formation of the Latin American Federation of Associations of Families of Prisoners Missing Since 1981 -- a tracking organization that helps families discover the fate of relative kidnaped during the Pinochet reign of terror. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 5817 China Dolls
Summary: This portrayal of gays of Asian descent in Australia explores the relationship between race and sexuality and probes the uncomfortable reality of racial stereotyping and discrimination in the gay world through interviews with Asian men who talk frankly of their experiences living within a double minority. 028 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 2109 Choice for a Chinese Woman: Enlightenment in a Buddhist Convent
Summary: Portrait of a Chinese teenager from a poor rural family who ran away to a Buddhist convent. The film examines life in the convent and the religious conventions and convictions of a people trained since the Maoist revolution to disdain religion. 038 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 4017 Chore Wars
Summary: Looks at the housework problem of the 90's along with commercials from past decades, "couple on the street" interviews and comic dramatizations to expose who isn't cleaning the toilet and why. 048 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 8154 Chutney In Yuh Soca: A Multicultural Mix
Summary: Chutney in Yuh Soca is a film showing the interaction of the East Indian and African populations of Trinidad and Tobago through the popular music "Chutney", which is a blending of Indian Folk Tunes with the tempo and spice of the Caribbean. 034 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: DANCE

VH 8350 Colette
Summary: The famed French author converses with Jean Cocteau, discussing her life and career, including places she has written about. Directed by Yannick Bello n. 029 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8165 Compensation
Summary: The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900's parallels with another living in the 1990's. It presents a love story between a deaf woman and a hearing man. Set in Chicago, the couple struggles with discrimination, disability and racism. This mostly silent film uses note cards and old photographs to illustrate the period in which the film is cast. African Americans from the south hoping for a better life, soon find that discrimination and segregation in all its forms also exist in Chicago. 098 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS, DRAMA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6905 Constance of Rabastens
Summary: This segment discusses how Constance of Rabastens' visions of the apocalypse and prophecies of the coming of the Anti-Christ resulted in her imprisonment at the hands of the Inquisition and the Archbishop of Toulouse. 024 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 2148 Cowgirls
Summary: This delightful look at the female side of cowboy life will introduce you to three generations of American cowgirls. These contemporary cowgirls follow in the tradition of the strong and independent women who helped prove that the American West was always an equal opportunity employer. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAN COWBOY COLLECTION, THE

VH 0281 Crack In The Tube, A
Summary: A Crack In The Tube looks closely at our TV dreams, with the underlying suggestion that a greater variety of visions ought to be possible. Ann Magnuson & Tom Rubnit-"Made For TV", Betty Furness for Westinghouse pt. 1, Dara Birnbaum-"Kiss the Girls: Make Them Cry", Sistema Sandinista de Television-"Aqui en Esta Esquina (Here on This Corner), Betty Furness for Westinghouse pt. 2, Joan Braderman-"Joan Does Dynasty". 090 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DOES SHE WANT

VH 0359 Cristabel Pankhurst
Summary: Originally aired as part of Masterpiece Theatre, this series examines the women's suffrage movement in England at the turn of the century. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: SHOULDER TO SHOULDER

VH 6405 Cross Cultural Comparisons
Summary: Examines male and female roles in cultures outside of the U.S. The first lecture focuses on marriage customs in India, foot-binding in China, and female circumcision in Islamic societies. 114 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6406 Cross Cultural Comparisons
Summary: The second lecture focuses on China, Sweden, and the former Soviet Union as examples of societies that are working towards equality for women. 114 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7016 Cuba: The Children of Fidel
Summary: This episode examines the pros and cons of Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution through the eyes of women exiles in Miami and Castro supporters in Cuba. We hear from several women, including an avid anti-Castro exile and a Cuban television reporter, who tells stories of repression under the Castro regime. Health workers and educators discuss the benefits of Castro's policies, and the role of women in the revolution. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 6807 Dadi's Family
Summary: Presents an intimate portrait of several generations of women in a farming village family in India. Tells how they perceive their various roles, enjoy the benefits of family life, and cope with family crises. Focuses on Dadi, the grandmother, who manages a large household of sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 2687 Date Rape Backlash, The
Summary: Examines the research record, ignored by the media, and gives pioneering researcher Mary Koss a chance to respond to her critics. Neil Malamuth's research on males helps us understand the statistics by revealing how, for many men, sex, aggression, and violence are tied together. A revealing expose of the mainstream media's role in trivializing the national epidemic of sexual violence against women. 055 Min. VIDEO

VH 6077 Dating Rites: Gang Rape on Campus
Summary: Presents a dramatization of a gang rape at a campus dorm party. Includes follow-up discussion of rape and date rape by students. Additional comments by a professor of social psychology and a sexual assault counselor. Interviews with a convicted rapist and a rape survivor. 028 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 5827 Daughters of Allah
Summary: Through interviews with Palestinian women, including a peasant who wants schooling for her daughter, university students of diverging opinions, two differing feminist activists, and two runaways, the range of Islamic feminism is presented in its social, political, and religious context. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 2748 Daughters of De Beauvoir
Summary: It has been forty years since Simone de Beauvoir published the SECOND SEX which heralded the start of the women's movement. In this film we talk to the women who took the baton from de Beauvoir to race ahead with the cause: Kate Millet, Marge Piercy, Eva Figes and Ann Oakley. Through the eyes of the women she influenced, a portrait of Simone de Beauvoir's unique personality and unconventional life style emerges. 055 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 2285 Daughters of the Dust
Summary: Tells the story of a large African-American family as they prepare to move North at the dawn of the 20th century. Using this simple tale, the film brings to life the changing values, conflicts and struggles that confront every family as they leave their homeland for the promise of a new and better future. Director: Julie Dash. 113 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: DRAMA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 5834 Daughters of the Golden Bengal: Women in the Struggle...
Summary: Full title - "Daughters of the Golden Bengal: Women in the Struggle Against Poverty." Depicts the growing movement of women in Bangladesh who, with the assistance of aid societies, run profitable cottage industries in their villages, often risking severe reprisals as they defy repressive social customs and religious doctrines to become financial contributors to their families and villages. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 1919 Dear Lisa: A Letter to My Sister
Summary: Using 1960's home movies with interview material of 13 women & girls, "Dear Lisa" raises questions about the socialization of women, our dreams & aspirations, & the reality that we face in the 1990's. The interviews take place in front of a stark backdrop allowing their words & how they say them become the only focus of attention. 045 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 5665 Delirium
Summary: Mindy Faber reflects on her mother's mental illness in light of women's roles in society. 023 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 3314 Dialogues with Madwomen
Summary: In a film about the private symbols of madness and sanity, DIALOGUES WITH MADWOMEN captures the experiences of seven women of diverse ages and backgrounds who have experienced the dark side of the imagination - multiple personality, manic depression, schizophrenia, euphoria. Departing from conventional documentary film making techniques, the film makers enrich the interviews with dramatic reenactments and visualizations of each woman's history, her emotional storms, dreams and memories. 090 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 4602 Diana: Legacy of a Princess
Summary: The opening is the troubling car accident that led to Diana's death. Then, takes a loving trip through time, replaying the events and circumstances of Princess Diana's years as a Windsor and thereafter, and ending with her emotional funeral. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: BIOGRAPHY

VH 0005 Diary of Anne Frank, The
Summary: In June 1945, a liberated Jewish refugee returns to the hidden third floor of an Amsterdam factory where he finds the diary kept by his youngest daughter, Anne. The document recounts their years in hiding from the Nazis. Based on the actual diary of 13-year-old Ann Frank, killed in a death camp during WWII. Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Ed Wynn, Lou Jacobi and Diane Baker. Director: George Stevens. 150 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7017 Dominicans
Summary: This episode examines the Dominican Republic that tourists rarely see - a nation of sex markets, prostitution, poverty, and lack of educational opportunities. The current economic crisis and its effect on middle class life are discussed, along with efforts currently under way to alleviate the social and economic problems. We hear from women on all levels of society, from prostitutes to the Vice President of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, who 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 2447 Double Burden, The: Three Generations of Working Mothers
Summary: Women working both inside and outside of the home is not a recent development in America. This multi-generational, multi-cultural portrait is part of the under-appreciated history of our everyday lives. Across differences of race, social class and life-style, these women have truly shared in the process of building America. 056 Min. VIDEO

VH 6906 Douceline de Digne
Summary: This segment discussed Douceline de Digne, A French mystic, who established the first community for laywomen devoted to caring for the sick and the poor. Presents an in depth biography of an early mystic who embraced an ascetic life and who was emulated by many, both rich and poor, male and female. 024 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 4037 Dreams, Desires and Lunacies: Suenos, Deseos, Locuras
Summary: This film documents the landmark Sixth Latin American Feminists' Conference that took place in El Salvador in 1993. An absorbing historical record that keenly observes both process and practice, the film captures the breadth and scope of issues facing the feminist movement in Latin America. 080 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 7020 Ecuador: The Indian Women
Summary: This episode traces the harsh life of indigenous women from several tribes, including the Otavalan, Puruhand Quechua of Ecuador, from pre-Columbian times to the present. Isolated in jungles, or crowded in large cities, Latin American Indians constitute the most exploited sector of society. Topics discussed include rape as an ongoing practice; labor exploitation; the effects of acculturation; and racial and sexual discrimination. The indigenous peoples of Ecuador continue the struggle to preserve their own identity, culture and language in the face of long term oppression and slow genocide. Women are at the heart of the struggle, keeping ancient arts, crafts and customs alive. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 5400 Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit
Summary: With her own radio program and daily newspaper column, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt championed racial equality, youth employment, and women's rights. She remained a figure of world importance and served as U.S. delegate to the United Nations, where she helped draft the International Declaration of Human Rights. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 0425 Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Summary: Tells about the first women's rights convention held in Elizabeth Stanton's home before the Civil War and her joining forces with Luriette Mott and Susan B. Anthony to form the National Women's Suffrage Association. 027 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 6166 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: The Rebel Girl
Summary: A survey of the turbulent life and career of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, feminist, socialist, industrial unionist, defender of civil rights and tireless public speaker. She became a communist in the mid 1930s, and was tried and convicted in 1952, whereupon she spent three years in prison. She died in Moscow in 1964. 020 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: BIOGRAPHY

VH 0090 Ella Jenkins: Learning Can Be Fun
Summary: Using songs and gestures, Ella Jenkins describes how to make a friend and why friendship is so important. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984

VH 3723 Embracing Our Sexuality
Summary: A look into the conversations of nine women who gather together for a weekend retreat to talk about sexuality. The women range in age from their 20's to their 70's and come from diverse racial back grounds and sexual orientations - lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual. In this intimate video produced, directed and recorded by women, we see the openness and warmth which evolves as the women share their questions, experiences, and concerns. The women talk frankly about sexual orientation, menstruation, masturbation, sexual fantasies, orgasms and the effect of AIDS and sexual abuse on their lives. 045 Min. VIDEO Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 6078 Ending Welfare As We Know It
Summary: Follows six welfare mothers over the course of a year as they struggle to comply with new work requirements, find reliable child care and transportation, battle drug addiction and depression, confront domestic violence, and try to make ends meet in the new era of welfare reform. 087 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 0816 Ethics in American Business #1, 2, 3
Summary: A national, interactive closed-circuit video teleconference that aired on public television on November 17, 1988. The teleconference focuses on three basic issues: Executive leadership in ethics; Preventing ethical crisis & responding to whistle blowers; & Educating for ethics. 146 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 5619 Eudora Welty "A Worn Path"
Summary: The story portrays a ninety five year old African American woman's long journey into town to get medicine for her ailing grandson. Set in Mississippi in 1940, Phoenix Jackson shows incredible endurance and fortitude accomplishing her mission. 032 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 3682 Evelyn Fox Keller: Science and Gender
Summary: When in the 1950's, Evelyn Fox Keller sallied forth to become a scientist, she discovered it was a man's world. Training as theoretical physicist and working in both mathematical biology and the history of science, she wondered why most scientists were men and why the language of science reflected masculine metaphors and values. Keller has grappled with the meaning and consequences of these stereotypes ever since. In this program with Bill Moyers, Keller discusses how gender plays a significant role in the language that scientists use to describe their work. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 0280 Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction
Summary: "Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction" anthologizes seven videos which comprise worlds made up of Fantasy, Illusion, Fact, and Speculation, all of which address the sticky questions of what and how we believe. Titles: Julie Dash, "Illusions", Kleenex Napkins "Cling Like Cloth", Martha Rosler - "Semiotics of the Kitchen", M.P.O. Production - "Designs For Dreaming", Cecilia Condit - "Possibly in Michigan", Carole Anne Klonarides & Michael Owens - "Art World. 090 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DOES SHE WANT

VH 3728 Faith Even to the Fire
Summary: This documentary follows the stories of three nuns: Rosa Martha Zarate, a Mexican sister who works and organizes Latino's in San Bernardino, CA; Sister Judy Vaughn in Chicago, an Irish American nun whose pro choice stand almost got her expelled from her religious order; and Sister Marie de Pores Taylor, an African-American nun who is a community and political activist in Oakland, CA. The sisters speak out about racism, sexism and classism within the church - what they've done and still do to combat it, and how such biases affect the people they serve. They sisters describe the great inspiration they each took from the teachings of Vatican II, (1962-1965), as well as the powerful inspiration they inherited from the civil rights, farmworkers and women's movements. We see the sisters in their respective communities. 058 Min. VIDEO

VH 2636 Families First
Summary: In this program, Bill Moyers examines a growing national movement that has achieved success in keeping troubled families together through the innovative strategy of working with them in their homes. Modeled after a 1974 pioneer project called "Homebuilders", this approach is known as "family preservation services" (FPS). 090 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, SOCIAL WORK Series: LISTENING TO AMERICA WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 2033 Family Caregivers
Summary: This program steps into the lives of caregivers and their families and offers ideas for dealing with the stresses. 030 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 3246 Fast Food Women
Summary: Examines the working conditions of women working in fast food restaurants in eastern Kentucky. 029 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 2785 Female College Students In China
Summary: In this survey of current attitudes on Chinese campuses, filmmaker Zhuang interviews Gao Jun, a law student, Cao Yan, a fashion design student, and Yang Lien, who participated in the hunger strikes after the Tiananmen uprising. While each has hopes for the future, the common thread which runs through their discussions is the continued government repression of individuality or any sense of self worth. Yang believes that the idealism which led to the 1989 rebellion 017 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 4045 Fighting for Our Lives
Summary: Women constitute the fastest growing group of people with AIDS in the United Stats and nearly three quarters of the women affected with AIDS are women of color. Yet few educational programs deal specifically with the concerns of African American, Native American, Latin and Asian American women and the strategies they have developed for dealing with AIDS. Rather than detailing the facts of HIV transmission or give extensive statistics on women and AIDS, this program focuses on how women are taking action in their own communities to reduce the spread of AIDS among women. 029 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 8052 Filming Desire, A Journey through Women's Cinema
Summary: Women filmmakers discuss the reality of an explicit women's point of view in film and the possibility of a women's cinematic language. While discussing how their depictions of sexuality and relationships are correctives, the filmmakers also reflect on the sexual differences in selections of image, shot, and story. Includes interviews with Sally Porter, Agnes Varda, Cataherine Breillat, Doris Dorrie, Deepa Mehta, Moufida Tlatli, Safi Faye, and Jane Campion. 061 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 2711 Fire Eyes: Female Circumcision
Summary: Explores the socioeconomic, psychological, and medical consequences of this ancient custom which affects more than 80 million women worldwide. In this film several women who have been subject to this "rite of passage" voice varying points of view on perpetuating the practice. Testimony from doctors detail the various forms of female circumcision and the horrendous ob/gyn problems that result. 060 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4604 Flame
Summary: Flame is the story of two close friends, Florence and Nyasha, whose involvement in the war of liberation leads to very different outcomes. In 1975, while still teenagers they join the Zimbabwean freedom struggle, at its camps in Mozambique. Florence assumes the name Flame, while Nyasha takes Liberty. We watch as they grow into confident women, training as soldiers and learning about their political rights. Director: Ingrid Sinclair. 085 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 5890 Fly Girls
Summary: Drawing on archival footage, rarely seen home movies, and interviews with the participants themselves, the program tells the story of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Led by America's most accomplishment aviatrix. Jacqueline Cochran, these courageous women logged more than sixty million miles, ferrying planes throughout the United States, test piloting experimental aircraft, and training men to fly. Still, the WASP fought a daily, and sometimes deadly, battle for respect. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 7611 For My Children
Summary: Shortly after the second Intifada began in the fall of 2000, filmmaker Michal Aviad turned the camera on herself to document the anxieties and fears of living and raising a family in Israel. Interweaving public and private archival footage and home videos, she mediates on her grandparent's migration to Israel to escape persecution in Europe and to find a homeland. A film by Michal Aviad. 066 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 7609 Forbidden Fruit
Summary: Examines long held taboos about sexual identity and lesbian love in African society. 030 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 2552 Forbidden Love
Summary: The ten women interviewed in "Forbidden Love" paint a portrait of lesbian sexuality and survival during the sexual dark ages of the 1950's and '60's. Against a backdrop of book covers from lesbian pulp novels, tabloid headlines, archival photographs and film clips, these women recount stories about living and loving in their clandestine world. 085 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 0430 Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt
Summary: Brief biographies of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, who both demonstrated strength, vision and tenacity in their separate lives and gained world-wide recognition for their actions. 027 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOGRAPHY

VH 3787 Fraternity Men On Date Rape: A Candid Conversation
Summary: Exploring six fraternity men's and two sorority women's thoughts, feelings and perspectives on date rape. The primary portion of the video is devoted to a candid discussion about male/female relationships, use of alcohol, and date rape. This open discussion is followed by three chapter presidents sharing their thoughts on how Greek leaders should address the issue of date rape. 021 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY

VH 5812 Freedom Bags
Summary: Freedom bags is the story of African-American women who migrated from the rural south during the first three decades of the 20th century. Hoping to escape from the racism and poverty of the post Civil War South, they boarded segregated trains for an uncertain future up North. Most could find jobs only as houseworkers, but they kept their dignity and sense of worth through difficult times. 034 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1810 Frida
Summary: Ofelia Medina, Juan Jose Gurrola & Max Kerlow. Directed by Paul Leduc. Tribute to the colorful artist and political radical, Frida Kahlo, who was married to the painter & political activist, Diego Rivera. In Spanish, subtitled in English. 108 Min. VIDEO 1984

VH 0684 Frida Kahlo: Portrait of an Artist
Summary: Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement. 062 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ART, LATIN AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY

VH 6398 Geisha
Summary: Documents the institution of Geisha in Japan, showing the daily lives of Geisha women and trainees (Maiko), including their costumes, makeup, living arrangements, and performance in dance and music. Interviews Geishas, Maikos, and clients. In Japanese with English subtitles. 051 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 6623 Gender: The Enduring Paradox
Summary: Explores the changed and unchanged facets of gender in American society and families, from the formation of gender roles in early childhood to the socially constructed roles of masculinity and femininity, exploring the validity of popular ideas about men and women and illustrating the paradox and contradictions of gender. 058 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 0639 Georgia O'Keeffe
Summary: Explores the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. 060 Min. VIDEO 1977 Subject: ART

VH 6197 Gerda Lerner: Women and History I & II
Summary: Part 1: Explores the values of patriarchy and patriarchal society as created by human beings in the millennia before the Christian era. Part 2: Examines the ways women found to transcend the patriarchal doctrine of the subordination of women before the 20th century. 060 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 0757 Gertrude Blom: Guardian Of The Rainforest
Summary: Examines the life of "Trudi" Blom, the Swiss born conservationist who has spent her life protecting the rain forests of southern Mexico and preserving the culture of its native inhabitants. 057 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY

VH 5832 Gift of a Girl: Female Infanticide
Summary: Explores female infanticide in southern India. 024 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 5756 Girl 6
Summary: When an attractive, talented actress discovers that the only job she ca n get is working as a fantasy telephone operator, she decides to make the most o f it. 108 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 7210 Girlfight
Summary: Diana Guzman is always fighting, whether at home with her abusive dad, or at high school. She discovers a new outlet for her anger at her brother's boxing gym. 110 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: DRAMA, SPORTS

VH 0353 Global Assembly Line, The
Summary: Portrays the lives of working men and women in the "free trade zones" of developing countries and North America, as U.S. industries close their factories to search the globe for lower-wage work forces. From Tennessee to Mexico's northern border, and from Silicon Valley to the Philippines, this film "emerges as the definitive statement on the international division of labor and the growing importance of women in the industrial workforce. 057 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, SOCIOLOGY

VH 2030 Golda Meir
Summary: Her journey began in Europe, brought her to the United States where she was educated & became a teacher, &, in 1921, brought her "home" to Israel. Golda Meir became Israel's Prime Minister & an international stateswoman. 015 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 3719 Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho
Summary: Focuses on four Basotho women of Lesotho, a small mountainous country within South Africa that is economically dependent on South African industry. Although most Basotho men, and often up to 60% at one time, have worked as migrant laborers in South Africa's gold mines, apartheid laws forbid these women and their children to enter South Africa. They live as practical widows, three in a remote mountain village, while the fourth, Sheila Nkueve, has moved to the capital Maseru, to look for work. Each tells of her life, coping alone, caught in the inhumane web of South Africa's oppressive system. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 2031 Great Black Women
Summary: Hosted by Tanya Gart, the program looks at the ways in Black women today and throughout our history have triumphed over adversity to make significant contributions in the fields of politics, entertainment, civil rights, business, public service, music, and sports. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7954 Great Speeches: Today's Women, Volume 1
Summary: A series of speeches by women on national concerns and issues. Sarah Weddington, known for her humorous speeches, speaks on women's concerns at a national League for Nursing meeting in 1991. Paula Stern advocates increasing United States trade in her speech. Marilyn Quayle speaks at the 1992 Republican convention. Barbara Jordan gives a speech at the 1992 Democratic Convention. Jocelyn Elders, U.S. Surgeon General, gives a speech at Butler University in Indianapolis on the health of children in America. Each speech is preceded by biographical information about the speaker. 126 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 7955 Great Speeches: Today's Women, Volume 2
Summary: A series of speeches by women on national concerns and issues. Tipper G ore speaks at Indiana University on women in America. Mary Fisher speaks at the 1996 Republican Convention on the disease AIDS. Heather Lamm speaks at the 199 6 National Reform Party Convention on problems facing America. Elizabeth Dole s peaks supporting Bob Dole in the 1996 Republican Convention, Margaret Thatcher s peaks at Westminster College on major international issues facing our era. Each speech is preceded by biographical information about the speaker. 102 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 5398 Great Women Writers
Summary: Three female writers, Rita Dove, S.E. Hinton, and Maya Angelou, reveal the roots of their passion for writing. 024 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 2602 Griottes of the Sahel: Female Keepers of the Songhay...
Summary: Full title, "Griottes of the Sahel: Female Keepers of the Songhay Oral Tradition in Niger". Recorded in urban and rural Niger, this video comments on the training, activities, and rewards of the female counterparts to griots, giving a more gender-balanced portrait of a typically male profession. Griottes appear at installations of chiefs, weddings, and naming ceremonies to chant the praises of participants, preserve the past, and give advice for the future. 012 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7018 Guatemala Silenced
Summary: This episode examines the submissiveness of upper class women; a new emerging middle class who are defying tradition and cultural expectations to fight for equal rights; and the indigenous population, who are segregated and discriminated against. Scenes and descriptions are graphic, as are descriptions of political terror. Since these kidnapings began, fear has silenced the country. Women in Mexico discuss the terror that drove them into exile. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 2991 Guerrillas in our Midst
Summary: Presents a savvy exploration of the machinations of the commercial art world during its boom in the 1980's, and brings the Guerrilla Girls to the screen. This anonymous group of art terrorists has succeeded in putting racism and sexism on the agenda in the art world since 1985, and their witty and creative tactics have changed the face of political and cultural activism. 035 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 2913 Hairpiece: A Film For Nappy-Headed People
Summary: An animated satire on the question of self image for African American women living in a society where beautiful hair is viewed as hair that blows in the wind and lets you be free. 010 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, COMMUNICATION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 5601 Half the Kingdom
Summary: A documentary that focuses on the dilemmas of Jewish women as they struggle to find common ground between religious and cultural tradition and contemporary feminist principles. 059 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 4064 Half the Sky
Summary: Today's Chinese women have little more control over their lives than that of their ancestors. Their concerns are neglected while their burdens increase. "Half the Sky" takes us both to remote villages and urban factories. Few women receive an education because education is not free and families will usually only spend money on boys. We learn that women are the first to be laid off in failing state run businesses. Private companies hire men before women. A few women have gained leadership positions despite the obstacles. We hear from one who has made a successful career in politics. She speaks out for her oppressed sisters. 027 Min. VIDEO Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 1471 Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Summary: Portrays the Underground Railroad, emphasizing the role of Harriet Tub man in the movement and the conflicts and trials involved in a slave's flight to freedom prior to the Civil War. 049 Min. VIDEO 1964 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 0803 Health, Fashion and Beauty
Summary: This program explores the world of famous fashion designers from Ital y, France, Israel and Egypt. These connoisseurs of beauty offer their opinions on what constitutes a fashionable appearance. In a segment on a modeling agency in Copenhagen, viewers meet women who have made it in the tough world of fashion photography. But is the standard for beauty found on television and magazines the only criteria? The western view of beauty is distinctly different from that of other parts of the world. 044 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: WOMEN OF THE WORLD

VH 0268 Hearts And Hands
Summary: Presents a vital part of American history only now beginning to be told, the role played by women and their textiles in the nineteenth century's great movements and events. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ART, U.S. HISTORY

VH 4041 Hell to Pay
Summary: An analysis of the international debt situation through the eyes of the women of Bolivia, the poorest country in Latin America. Although most directly affected by government austerity programs, peasant women are assumed not to understand the workings of international capital and foreign policy. This program contradicts such assumptions as teachers, textile workers and miners' wives speak vividly and with great comprehension of the causes of the debt crisis and the burden they are forced to bear. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 0030 Herself: Indira Gandhi
Summary: A candid portrait of India's Indira Gandhi. 059 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 1826 Hidden Faces
Summary: Filmed in Cairo, El Minia and rural villages, this absorbing documentary broaches the contradictions of feminism in a Muslim environment and the profound attachments to traditional family life. 052 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 3174 Home is Struggle
Summary: Using interviews, photographs and theatrical vignettes, "Home is a Struggle, " explores the lives of women who have come to the United States from different Latin American countries for very different reasons, economic and political. 037 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 7050 Home Or Maids In My Family
Summary: Focuses on one extraordinary young Moroccan woman's first-person story, in which she confronts her family and their servants about the relationships between them over the years, and what these relationships may reveal about Moroccan society, and her own life. 026 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: ARAB DIARIES

VH 4003 Homeless Home Movie
Summary: Interviews with homeless people. 091 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIAL WORK, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5345 Honorable Murder
Summary: Examines the cultural tradition that makes women the talisman of family honor and the practice of atoning for "dishonor" with their blood. Provides an in depth analysis of Middle East culture that is slowly changing as it overcome s centuries of tradition. 055 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 4165 How Nice to See You Alive
Summary: Four years after a military coup overthrew the Brazilian government in 1964, all civil rights were suspended and torture became a systematic practice. Using a mix of fiction and documentary this film is a searing record of personal memory, political repression and the will to survive. Interviews with eight women who were political prisoners during the military dictatorship are framed by the fantasies and imaginings of an anonymous character, portrayed by actress Irene Ravache. 100 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 1698 I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman
Summary: Subtitled. Sally Potter's engrossing tape illuminates a society in which, according to the Russian adage of the title, women are expected to perform heavy labor as well as traditional female chores. 051 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 6438 I Am Woman: Is Feminism Dead?
Summary: A new generation of women seems to be questioning the meaning and the value of the battles fought by their mothers and grandmothers. Patricia Ireland, Phyllis Schlafly, Ellen Goodman, Bell Hooks, Tessie Liu, and Martha Wharton appraise the women's movement as it currently exists and discuss its relevance in today's cultural climate. 029 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: TODAY'S LIFE CHOICES

VH 3718 I Have A Problem, Madam
Summary: Vanessa came to the legal aid clinic because she and her children were left homeless and destitute by her husband. After 30 years of marriage, he had sent her away and taken another woman into their home. In Uganda today, this little a woman in Vanessa's position can do. Traditionally a man can have as many wives as he can afford. Women have no possessions and depend totally on their husbands for their livelihoods. Western influence has slowly begun to change the attitudes of both men and women, but this slow process sometimes leads to conflicts between official and traditional law. 059 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 1824 I Need Your Full Cooperation
Summary: Kathy High presents a history of women's relationship to modern medicine through a feminist examination of medical tracts, patient treatments, and archival footage. Dramatizes the social control exerted by male doctors over women to keep them in their place. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 4389 I Shot Andy Warhol
Summary: Valerie Solanas, a lesbian writer, loner and prostitute has come to the Big Apple with one goal in mind: to spread the gospel of her radical feminism. Desperate for an audience, she latches onto the fringes of Warhol's glamorous sex and drug laced Factory scene. But as her zeal swerves dangerously out of control, her private madness leads to a bizarre obsession with the artist himself - and a final explosive act of violence. Directed by Mary Harron. 105 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA

VH 1356 Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Summary: Chronicles the life of Ida B. Wells, an early black activist who protested lynchings, unfair treatment of black soldiers, and other examples of racism and injustice toward black Americans around the turn of the century. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7471 Image & Popular Culture
Summary: Video is the third of three programs in a series that tells the story of women in the 20th century. 096 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: A CENTURY OF WOMEN

VH 6708 In Depth: Toni Morrison, Part 1
Summary: Author Toni Morrison discusses her writings, life, and the craft of wri ting, and responds to audience telephone calls and electronic mail questions. 117 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: DRAMA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6709 In Depth: Toni Morrison, Part 2
Summary: Author Toni Morrison discusses her writings, life, and the craft of wri ting, and responds to audience telephone calls and electronic mail questions. 064 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: DRAMA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 5602 In Her Own Time
Summary: When anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff learns that she is dying of cancer, she decides to document her own search for solace in an Orthodox community in Los Angeles. She feels herself drawn to living in a way that is more intensely Jewish, more bound by rituals and traditions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 3752 In My Country, Part 1 - Daily Life
Summary: Respondents from thirteen different countries offer a personal perspective on life in their cultures with regard to gender. Countries represented include: Sweden, Taiwan, Mexico, Fiji, India, St. Vincent, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Zaire, England, China, El Salvador, and Japan. 032 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 3753 In My Country, Part 2 - Social Issues
Summary: Respondents from thirteen different countries offer a personal perspective on life in their cultures with regard to gender. Countries represented include: Sweden, Taiwan, Mexico, Fiji, India, St. Vincent (Caribbean), Jerusalem, Lebanon, Zaire, England, China, El Salvador, and Japan. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 2979 In The Game
Summary: In the Game is the story of one coach, one team and the season they tried to achieve the biggest dream in college sports-to win a National Championship. Narrated by Academy-Award nominee Alfre Woodard, In The Game documents one year with a team of over-achievers and the basketball coach who took them from the worst team in their own league to the pinnacle of women's college basketball. 055 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SPORTS

VH 6063 In the Name of God: Helping Circumcised Women
Summary: This film takes us to the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), one of the few places giving medical care to victims of infibulation. Here recovered patients are even trained to assist doctors in repairing damages to other women. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 3467 In Women's Hands: The Changing Roles of Women
Summary: Examines the changes Chilean women of every social class effected as they organized during the Pinochet years to create better living conditions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 3785 In Your Best Interest: A Matter Of Balance
Summary: "Date Rape: When No Means No" - explores the myths and realities surrounding date rape. Features interviews with rape victims and fraternity members. Also discusses the role of alcohol and gives a profile of a potential date rapist. "Eating Disorders: One of Those Secret Things" - three women share their stories of Anorexia and Bulimia. Illustrates the emotional/psychological effects of these eating disorders. Includes a diagnostic profile of an eating disorder patient. 036 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY

VH 0743 India Cabaret
Summary: Examines the lives of several cabaret dancers in Bombay, India. A comparison is drawn between their lives and the life of a "virtuous wife". One of the dancers leaves the cabaret life to marry and become "respectable" at the end. 060 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, DANCE, SOCIOLOGY

VH 0791 India: Women's Rights
Summary: A shocking look at the status of women in India. Questions of basic human rights are raised as the program examines the situations of many Indian women who work full days at menial labor, while also running a household, raising children, and serving a husband. The program supports its claims with case studies of female feticide, the occasionally violent dowry customs, battered wives, and interviews with prominent Indians, including psychologists 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 1852 Invocation: Maya Deren - A Film By Jo Ann Kaplan
Summary: A history of the films of Maya Deren, an important American independent film maker, with remembrances of her by her colleagues. 053 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 0977 Isadora Duncan: Movement From the Soul
Summary: A documentary about the life and work of Isadora Duncan, pioneer of dance, artistic freedom, and women's rights. It is an analysis of her as an artist and rebel: a study of a woman who dared to defy contemporary Victorian/Puritan mores. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: DANCE

VH 2786 Islam & Feminism
Summary: In 1989, Nafisa Hoodbhoy, a journalist, investigated the rapes of three on duty nurses in a hospital. One of the nurses was jailed, while the attackers were never tried. Since Hoodbhoy reported the story, two attempts have been made on her life. "Islam and Feminism" examines the inequities in Pakistan's Islamic law, which does not distinguish among rape, adultery, and "fornication". 025 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 3247 It Was a Wonderful Life
Summary: Follows the stories of six different hidden homeless women as they struggle to survive, one day at a time, and find a place for themselves in a society ill equipped to deal with the "used to haves". Many of the women were left in financial straits following a divorce, loss of a job or a long illness, and were reduced to living out of their cars. With strength, humor, and pride, these women manager to survive. They challenge our notion of who can feel secure in our society. 093 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 2413 Jacoba--The Heroism of an "Ordinary" Woman
Summary: While Anne Frank was being hidden in an attic in Amsterdam, another Jewish family was similarly sheltered in a small Dutch village. The Ten Brink family was saved by an extraordinary Christian woman, Jacoba Omvlee, who hid them in a tiny attic in her windmill for three years. Documentary footage and re-enactments are interwoven in a compelling story of survival. 063 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0760 Japan: Of Tradition and Change
Summary: Details the many changes which have taken place in Japan during the last hundred years and shows how these changes are affecting the people, as seen through the experiences of a young woman working in Tokyo. 023 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 3172 Japanese American Women: A Sense of Place
Summary: Director Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro interviews twelve Japanese American women about their diverse experiences growing up in the United States, finding that the women who lived on the East Coast grew up more isolated from the Japanese culture than the women who grew up in Japanese communities on the West Coast. Alfaro skillfully weaves these portraits into the discussion which compares and contrasts race and culture. 028 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 0788 Japanese Women
Summary: The lifestyle of women in Japan remained unchanged for centuries. But General McArthur's plan for democracy after World War II revolutionized the status of Japanese women. And yet, in some ways things have not changed. Japanese women are still searching for ways to overcome old prejudices and develop their own approach to women's liberation. 030 Min. VIDEO Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5107 Jefferson and Hemings: Social Implications, Tape 1
Summary: The panelists discussed the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and S ally Hemings. They talked about the cultural impact of recent DNA evidence, and whether or not Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one child with Sally Hemings. Ms. Stanton explained the history of the Hemings family in the Jefferson house hold. 061 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 5108 Jefferson and Hemings: Social Implications, Tape 2
Summary: The panelists discussed the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. 104 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1218 Jessica Tuchman Mathews
Summary: Bill Moyers interviews Jessica Tuchman Mathews who discusses the environmental dangers the world faces from global warming and the greenhouse effect. Dr. Mathews focuses on the national security aspects of the U.S. government's lack of a coherent energy policy and the U.S. automobile industry's reluctance to produce vehicles that are more energy efficient and create less pollution. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 0428 Joan of Arc
Summary: Brief biography of the legendary Jeanne d'Arc, the 15th century French peasant girl who became a soldier and martyr. 011 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOGRAPHY

VH 2990 Juggling Gender
Summary: A loving portrait of Jennifer Miller, a lesbian performer who lives her life with a full beard. Miller works as a performance artist, circus director, clown and as the "bearded lady" in one of the only remaining sideshows in America. In public she is often mistaken for a man, an experience she handles with the wit and intelligence that characterize her stage performances. Her lifestyle suggest the impossibility of defining anyone as truly feminine or 027 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 6902 Julian of Norwich
Summary: This segment discusses Julian of Norwich, a 14th century English mystic who enclosed herself for life in order to fully develop her relationship with God after a series of revelations. Offers an overview of Julian's life, times and writings, along with commentary by Anne Savage of McMaster University, who discusses influential contemporary books such as Holy Maidenhood and A Guide for Anchoresses along with the reception of Julian's writings by the medieval Church. 024 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 6593 Just to Have a Peaceful Life
Summary: The story of Pat, who was married to an abusive husband for 45 years, left home three times but had to come back each time out of financial need. This case study is presented to help in understanding more about the cycle of family violence. 011 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY

VH 5620 Katherine Graham Uncensored
Summary: The life of Katherine Graham and her association with the Washington Post newspaper. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 6163 Keep Her Under Control: Law's Patriarchy in India
Summary: Produced and filmed in northeastern Rajasthan, India, this video documents a dispute resolution in a multi-caste village of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. The film discusses the Meos, a Muslim farming caste, and shows the paradox between a male ideology that demands the control of women and one woman's resistance to that agenda. 052 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 1435 Killing Us Softly
Summary: Explores the image of women presented by modern advertising. Illustrates, with examples, the use of women as sex objects. See also "Still Killing Us Softly", 3548. 030 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: COMMUNICATION, MARKETING

VH 7063 Killing Us Softly 3
Summary: Updating her previous films, Killing Us Softly, and Still Killing Us Softly, Jean Kilbourne reviews if and how the image of women in advertising has transformed over the last 20 years. Over 160 ads are used to critique advertising's view of women, and the effects this has on their image of themselves. 034 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: MARKETING

VH 2041 Kumekucha: Women of Tanzania
Summary: Tanzania's women commonly face the problem of raising their children and providing for them as well. In this program, the women speak out: about the difficulties of their lives, the dilemma they face when their only source of income is brewing beer which is bought by men with the money they ought to be giving their wives as support, the feeling of some women that men are useless to them. 028 Min. VIDEO

VH 6388 Ladies of the Lake
Summary: This video takes us to a rare matriarchal community in Southwest China. In the Mosuo culture, power is handed from the matriarch to her most intelligent daughter. The women live apart from their husbands. The women do the heavy work, while the men lounge about the home of their mothers. The men's main job is to fulfill their conjugal duties. 020 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 0358 Lady Constance Lytton
Summary: Originally aired as part of Masterpiece Theatre, this series examines the women's suffrage movement in England at the turn of the century. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: SHOULDER TO SHOULDER

VH 7849 Lady Warriors
Summary: About seven Native American girls of the Tuba City High School cross-country running team and their attempt to win a fourth state championship. 057 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: SPORTS

VH 0352 Last to Know, The
Summary: A documentary about four women of different backgrounds who are similarly dependent upon alcohol or prescribed drugs. Describes the nature of their addiction and how it is possibly perpetuated by the medical establishment and other societal forces. 040 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 8383 Latin American Women Artists: 1915-1995
Summary: Features the work of important artists of the recent past, like Brazil's Tarsila do Amaral and Mexico's 7 Maria Izquierdo and Frida Kahlo. Includes re cent interviews with living artists such as Colombian painter Fanny Sanin, Chile an multi-media artist Soledad Salame, Venezuelan sculptor Elba Damast and Cuban multi-media artist Maria Campos Pons. "Latin American Women Artists 1915-1995" gives a comprehensive history of art made by women working in "La America Latina" throughout the twentieth century. 026 Min. VIDEO 2003 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, ART

VH 8419 The Legend Of Sigh
Summary: According to Iranian legend, Ah is a handsome young man who materializes to succor those in need whenever he hears a heartfelt sigh. With the help of Ah, a woman novelist suffering from writer's block experiences the lives of four women from different social strata. Presents a fascinating portrait of a range of Iranian women and their problems. Written and directed by Tahminah Milani. 096 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: DRAMA, MIDDLE EAST

VH 0966 Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, The
Summary: Five women reminisce about their jobs and working experiences during World War II, which contrast somewhat with the popular American "Rosie the Riveter" legend and myth. 065 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY

VH 1835 Life of Sojourner Truth, The: Ain't I A Woman?
Summary: In this dramatization, viewers learn about Sojourner Truth through her own words and the reflections of those who knew her, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Abraham Lincoln. 026 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 2689 Like Water for Chocolate
Summary: Magical Mexican fairytale set in the early 1900's about family, love and the power of food. Formidable Mama Elena is left a widow with three daughters. The youngest, Tita, grows up in the kitchen surrounded by all the magic Nacha, the housekeeper, can impart to her about food. Tita and Pedro are passionately in love. But their love is forbidden by an ancient family tradition. Director: Arau, Alfonso. 105 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 7840 Little For My Heart And A Little For My God, A
Summary: Portrays an orchestra of Muslim women in Algeria, where meddahatts (female musicians) perform for other women as they celebrate engagements, weddings, births and other significant events in their lives. Traditionally in this culture most women are not allowed to mix with men, yet a gay couple belong to this orchestra, two men accepted in an exclusively female world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 4155 Little Mermaid, The
Summary: Mermaids are supposed to stay under the sea, but there was never a mermaid quite like Ariel. The headstrong teenager longs to be part of the magical world on land, much to the dismay of her father, King Triton. When she falls in love with a human prince, Ariel looks to Ursula, a divinely diabolical sea witch, who makes Ariel human in exchange for her golden voice. With the help of her friends, shy, lovable Flounder and Sebastian, a reggae-singing crab, Ariel must win her prince's love in a thrilling race against time. 083 Min. VIDEO Subject: COMMUNICATION, MUSICAL

VH 6514 Live Nude Girls Unite
Summary: A documentary follows Julia Query, a peep show stripper at The Lusty Lady, on her journey to help organize the only strippers union in the United States. 071 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 2339 Locking Up Women
Summary: This program looks at the philosophy of the changes and at the daily routine at Holloway Prison in Britain . Discusses the new breed of female criminal and the increase of violence in women; and examines some of the psychological underpinnings of female criminality. 052 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 6368 Long Tears, The- An Ndebele Story
Summary: This program, seen through the eyes of one family, documents five years in the life of a South African tribe, the Ndebele, exploring their art, culture and traditions. It shows the famous Ndebele wall art and dress traditions and puts them in the context of the new South Africa. Tribe member Francina Ndimande is an internationally recognized mural artist, as is her daughter Angelina. The film explores the rituals and traditions associated with the rites of passage of both men and women. Also traces the history of the Ndebele defeat in war against the Boers and their subsequent enslavement and mistreatment at the hands of the Boer farmers. 052 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 5814 Looking for A Space: Lesbians and Gay Men in Cuba
Summary: A documentary film examining the treatment of lesbians and gay men during the late 1960's, the early years of the Cuban Revolution, and perspectives of 1990s residents of Cuba on questions of political ideology and sexual identity. 038 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 7771 Looking For Life
Summary: Reveals the lives of two working women in Haiti, and how the importation of goods from North America has contributed to the decline of Haiti's economy. A film by Claudette Coulanges. 065 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 7307 Lost Children of Rockdale County, The
Summary: In 1996, a syphilis outbreak struck teenagers in the prosperous community of Conyers, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. When epidemiologists interviewed the victims, they were shocked by what they heard: 14 year old children told of scores of sexual partners, all night orgies and sex parties. This program uncovers the roots of the Conyers epidemic and reveals a community struggling with teenage drug users, sex and cynicism. 090 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 0804 Love, Marriage and Family
Summary: Featuring Jane Seymour & Mila Mulroney. Can romance survive in a monogamous marriage? Why does the ancient practice of polygamy still exist in the Muslim world? How do children raised on an Israeli kibbutz compare with those brought up by the graduates of a traditional British nanny school? 044 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: WOMEN OF THE WORLD

VH 4166 Love, Women and Flowers
Summary: Flowers are Columbia's third largest export. But behind the beauty of the carnations and chrysanthemums sold in the U.S. and Europe lies a horror story of hazardous labor conditions for the 60 thousand women who work in the flower industry. The use of pesticides and fungicides, some banned in the developed countries that export them, has drastic health and environmental consequences. This documentary is a final collaborative effort of Marta Rodriquez and her husband Jorge Silva. The film makers evokes the testimonies of the women workers and documents their efforts to organize with urgency and intimacy. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 3166 Lucretia Mott
Summary: At a time when women were not allowed to speak in public forums, Lucretia Mott (1793-1880), not only spoke, she fought for the rights of women, Blacks, Native Americans, for labor reform and for peace. Pamela Sommerfield as Lucretia Mott with vocals by Holly Near, this film was filmed at historic sites in Philadelphia and Gettysburg, 059 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3173 Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo
Summary: The story of the Argentinean mothers who marched every Thursday in front of the presidential palace, demanding information about their children who had mysteriously disappeared. 065 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 0886 Maids and Madams
Summary: Examines Apartheid through the complex relationship between black household workers and white employers, reflecting a microcosm of the racial issues dividing South Africa. 054 Min. VIDEO 1985

VH 2713 Maids, The
Summary: Domestic service has long been branded as demeaning work: it involves long hours, menial toil and low pay. Historically it has been one of the only occupations open to Black women in this country. As Black women have begun to move away from domestic labor into other jobs, white-owned entrepreneurial maid services employing primarily white women have arisen. This intriguing and articulate documentary looks at the history of domestic work. 028 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

VH 7196 Making Policy, Not Coffee
Summary: Florida Atlantic University Professor Barbara Kaster shows scenes from the 1972 Democratic and Republican Convention activities in Miami Beach, Florida. Vignettes of leaders of the Women's Political Caucus show feelings and reactions of women from all over America. 029 Min. VIDEO 1972 Subject: FAU

VH 2749 Mama Awethu!
Summary: Follows the day to day lives of five black South African women in the townships around Cape Town, revealing the unhuman legacy of the apartheid system. Evelyn, once an African National Congress branch secretary, lives in a squatter location called Philippi and works as a cleaning woman. Iris, also from Philippi, is a member of the ANC Women's League who is involved in community politics. 053 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0758 Man Made Famine
Summary: When a New Internationalist staff writer noticed that African food production fell despite weather conditions, he and fellow journalists went to investigate. Their conclusions show that the social custom which makes women produce 80% of the food while maintaining the house and providing child care, plus using agricultural land to produce cash crops for export, were bigger factors in African famine than the weather. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT

VH 1918 Man Oh Man
Summary: The film explores personal definitions of masculinity, inter-gender communications, self-worth, gender stereotyping and changing roles. 018 Min. VIDEO

VH 1699 Man, When He Is a Man, A
Summary: Set in Costa Rica and touched with dark humor, this stylistically imaginative documentary illuminates the social climate and cultural traditions which nurture machismo and allow the domination of women to flourish in Latin America. In Spanish, subtitled in English. 066 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 6374 Margaret Meade: An Observer Observed
Summary: Dealing with controversies as well as the accomplishments of Margaret Mead's life, this program weaves together a story of a scientist, adventurer and international celebrity whose ideas shaped how we think about ourselves. The story is partially dramatized. 085 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOGRAPHY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 4908 Margaret Sanger
Summary: Birth control advocate, self-styled libertarian, and ardent proponent of women's rights--Margaret Sanger was all of these. 087 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6309 Margaret Sanger: A Public Nuisance
Summary: Stages parts of the life of Margaret Sanger through reading from her interviews and writings. Covers her fight against the Comstock Law and her work in Brownsville (Brooklyn) at the first birth control clinic. Includes original photographs, sound recordings, and archival film footage. 029 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, U.S. HISTORY

VH 5921 Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady
Summary: This documentary is both a biography of Margaret Thatcher and a concise summary of British politics from the '50s through the '90s. Composed of archival footage, this program tracks the controversial career of the woman dubbed "The Iron Lady"--a forceful leader who dismantled decades of political consensus. 053 Min. video 1999 Subject: BIOGRAPHY Series: GIANTS OF THE 20th CENTURY

VH 6904 Margery Kempe
Summary: In this segment Kathy Garay of McMaster University presents Margery Kempe's unconventional life in context. Topics such as bridal mysticism are discussed, along with Kempe's pilgrimage to Jerusalem. She risked the charge of heresy in following her visions. 024 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 2753 Marianne & Juliane
Summary: Powerful combination of relationships and politics in West Germany as experienced through the lives of two sisters, Juliane, a feminist editor, and Marianne, a political terrorist. Based on the lives of Gudrun and Christiane Ensslin. Director: Margarethe Von Trotta. English subtitles. 103 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 1219 Martha C. Nussbaum
Summary: Bill Moyers interviews philosopher Martha Nussbaum, who relates how the lessons of the ancient Greeks can be applied to our present day living. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, DRAMA Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 0946 Martha Graham - Three Contemporary Classics
Summary: Performances of three of Graham's creations: Errand into the maze, Acts of light, Cave of the heart. 085 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: DANCE

VH 7558 Martha Stewart: It's A Good Thing
Summary: Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series "Biography" on the A&E Television Networks, video is a brief overview of the life, career, and success of businesswoman, Martha Stewart. 050 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS

VH 1210 Mary Ann Glendon
Summary: Bill Moyers interviews Mary Ann Glendon, professor of comparative law, who discusses abortion in the U.S. and Europe, and explains how she believes "Roe vs. Wade" gave rise to misinterpretation of the abortion issues in the U.S. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ABORTION, SOCIOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 0637 Mary Cassatt
Summary: Examines the style and influence of Mary Cassatt's work, and outlines her life. 030 Min. VIDEO 1977

VH 1199 Mary Catherine Bateson
Summary: Anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson discusses the future of children, working women, and the creative life. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 6539 Math at Work
Summary: This video features thirteen contemporary women in nontraditional careers, ranging from a helicopter pilot, an architect, a police officer, and a firefighter, to machinists and welders, who use math in their work. 015 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: MATHEMATICS

VH 1222 Maxine Singer
Summary: Molecular biologist Maxine Singer discusses genetic research and genetic engineering, popular misconceptions about these activities and about science in general, and the importance of science education of all members of society. Interviewed by Bill Moyers. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 1611 Maya Deren Experimental Films
Summary: Collected experimental films. "Meshes of the Afternoon, " "At Land, " "A Study in Choreography for Camera, " "Ritual in Transfigured Time", "Meditation on Violence, " & "The Very Eye of Night." Director: Maya Deren. 076 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 8098 Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: But We Have To Live
Summary: Shares the successes and failures of six couples as they test the martial advice offered by John Gray, author of the phenomenal bestseller "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus." Directed by David Goodman. 090 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 0805 Men on Women, Women on Men
Summary: Features interviews with psychologist Dr. Toni Grant, England's "Agony Auntie" Claire Rayner & Barbara "Queen of Hearts" Cartland, the world's most successful romance author. 044 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: WOMEN OF THE WORLD

VH 3892 Menopause: Passage to Paradise
Summary: This program explores the process of menopause with those who have experienced it. A group of older women describe going through menopause itself - for some a passage without incident, and for others, a most difficult time. The women also describe what their lives are like afterwards. A husband and wife discuss the very difficult menopause that the wife is experiencing, and her husband speaks frankly about its impact on him. The program explains the medical facts of menopause, and answers the typical questions women have about it. 024 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 7019 Mexico: Rebellion of the Llorona
Summary: In this episode the Llorona, or crying woman, represents the suffering of the Mexican woman, who lives in an environment of submission and often shame. The modern Llorona are now aggressively pursuing their rights to a better life . They are women looking for the children kidnaped during political pogroms, journalists, writers, and political activist. Machismo and the resulting sexism, as well as Catholicism and its perpetuation of the myth of the Virgin Mary as the standard for feminine behavior, are discussed as social factors contributing to the continued subjugation of Mexican women. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 7570 Mina Tannenbaum
Summary: Motion picture drama of humor and pain of the relationship between two women, Mina and Ethel. Directed by Martine Dugowson. 128 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: DRAMA

VH 1815 Mind of Patricia Smith Churchland, The
Summary: Patricia Churchland is a of professor philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. She is part of a new group of scientists & philosophers who are creating startling new theories of how the human mind works. The "wonder tissue" of the brain is their laboratory, and what they are discovering could change the way we think about ourselves & the world. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 4873 Minorities and Women in NASA Programs
Summary: Howard University, Washington, D.C. 4/9/1993. Dr. Jemison spoke about her life and career as a physician and an astronaut. She focused on the goals and opportunities of minorities in America. 075 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1825 Mirror, Mirror
Summary: Provocatively explores the relationship between a woman's body image and the quest for an idealized form. Thirteen women, of varying age, size, and ethnicity, candidly reveal the ambivalence with which they regard their own bodies. 017 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 1697 Miss Amy and Miss May
Summary: Amy Bailey, daughter of an eminent Black family, was a leader of the Jamaican women's movement in the late 1930's. May Farquharson, daughter of a wealthy white planter, fought for reproductive rights for women and reforms to benefit the elderly. 040 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 5831 Modern Heroes, Modern Slaves
Summary: Shows the human and sometimes tragic side of the overseas contract worker from the Philippines, were each day, thousands of women leave to seek work as domestics in more prosperous places. 045 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 7724 Mokarrameh: Memories & Dreams
Summary: Mokarrameh, a woman in rural Iran, began painting as a means for consolation for the death of a beloved cow. She continued to paint tirelessly, initially on the walls and any other available surfaces in her home and then with paper and paint brought to her by one of her sons. All her work tells a story of her life and other women in Iran. Directed by Ebrahim Mokhtari. In Farsi with English subtitles. 048 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, ART

VH 6404 Monuments Are For Men, Waffles Are For Women
Summary: A class at Ohio University provide discussion about the impermanence of work done by women and the permanence of work done by men in the U.S. Categories examined are U.S. currency, holidays, last names, shopping, sports, language, vocations, and buildings. 036 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY

VH 6810 Mother Love
Summary: Using a large colony of new-born rhesus monkeys as subjects, Dr. Harry F. Harlow of the University of Wisconsin studies the infant-mother relationship. He tests their reactions to a variety of mother substitutes in order to find the key to the bond between mother and child and to understand the effects of denial of maternal love. 027 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 3317 Mother of Many Children
Summary: Composed of a series of vignettes featuring Native women from different first nations, this classic work by Alanis Obomsawin, an Abenaki, reflects a proud matriarchal culture that for centuries had been pressured to adopt the values and traditions of white society. By tracing the cycle of Native women's lives from birth to childhood, puberty, young adulthood, maturity and old age, the film shows how Native women have struggled to regain a sense of equality, instilled cultural pride in their children and passed on their stories and language to younger generations. 058 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 1827 My Filmmaking, My Life-Matilde Landeta
Summary: Filmed in Mexico City, a vibrant Landeta, now in her 70's, recalls the years of the 30's and 40's when she worked her way up from script girl to direct 110 shorts to produce and direct three features, including "La Negra Angustias". 030 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 5106 Nappy Hair
Summary: Ms. Herron talked about her book which used the African American tradition of call and response to convey the story. 038 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1675 Never Turn Back: Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
Summary: The Life Story of Fannie Lou Hamer. 058 Min. VIDEO Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4866 New Feminism
Summary: Ms. Easton talked about the failures of feminism and what the feminist movement should really stand for. Following her prepared remarks, Ms. Easton answered questions from the audience. 069 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 7021 Nicaragua: Red to Violet
Summary: This episode follows the progress of women's rights and equal employment from the contra war through the term of former president Violeta Chamorro. Many of the women of Nicaragua fought in the revolutionary war for liberation. Now many of them continue to fight for respect and the right to make their own choices, independent of men, in a country where machismo is strong. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 0789 Nicaraguan Women: Contra War
Summary: Interviews with Nicaraguan women on the front line and behind the scenes of the counterrevolution. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 0688 No Longer Silent
Summary: A documentary of the struggle of women against injustice in Delhi, India. Shows the cultural preference for having male babies and the tendency of expectant mothers to demand abortion of female fetuses. 056 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ABORTION, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 3212 No Time to Stop
Summary: Kwai Fong Lai is from Hong Kong, Alberta Onyejekwe from Ghana, and Angela Williams from Jamaica. Three women who have different stories and different aspirations but share a common bond: they are immigrants to Canada, women of color, struggling to make a dignified life for themselves, despite the odds against them. The obstacles they face include racial and sexual discrimination, lack of recognition for their skills and qualifications. 029 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 7240 Norma Rae
Summary: Story of how a southern textile worker helps a northern union organizer successfully unionize the last major non-union textile factory in the south. Directed by Martin Ritt. 114 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: DRAMA

VH 3894 Not a Job for a Nice Jewish Girl
Summary: Tells the unique story of a young Australian who has given up her successful legal career to become a rabbi - one of only three women rabbis in Australia! Jacqueline Ninio felt there was more to life than material success and decided to go to Israel to take up a five year course in rabbinical studies. The program explores many issues including the role of women in Orthodox Judaism , which does not accept women as rabbis, as well as the broader issues of women's rights within Judaism and Israel. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 5680 Not a Love Story: Film About Pornography
Summary: Shows pornography in various forms and explores its affect on individuals and society. "This film contains sexually explicit material that may be disturbing to some people." Container. 068 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 5744 Not for Ourselves Alone, Pt. 1
Summary: Tells the story of the friendship and work of suffragists Elizabeth Cad y Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. 189 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 5745 Not for Ourselves Alone, Pt. 2
Summary: Tells the story of the friendship and work of suffragists Elizabeth Cad y Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. 189 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 3216 Not Just Passing Through
Summary: Photographs and oral history memorialize African-American Mabel Hampton (1902-1989), a catalyst for the founding of the Lesbian Herstory Archives. The rescue of Marge McDonald's collection of diaries, books and artifacts documenting her life in the Midwest in the 1950's is recorded in part two. Part three focuses on Asian Lesbians of the East Coast (ALOEC). Part four takes a backstage look at New York's WOW Café where The Five Lesbian Brothers and others show just how effectively theater and comedy can explode oppressive images. 051 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 1845 Not One of the Boys
Summary: Hosted by Judy Woodruff. Presents the struggle of women for political power during the "Year of the Woman". 060 Min. VIDEO

VH 1801 Older, Stronger, Wiser
Summary: Details the struggle of five black women in the United States of America. 028 Min. VIDEO

VH 2993 On Her Baldness
Summary: A powerful documentary about a surprising subject - bald women. Some women lose their hair due to illness - from cancer treatments, alopecia areata, stress and old age. Other women choose, for personal or political reasons, to shave their heads. The six women interviewed in ON HER BALDNESS have all become bald for different reasons, but they have in common the struggle to come to terms with their baldness, which ultimately acts as a catalyst towards further 022 Min. VIDEO 1991