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The film derives its title from Massachusetts Representative Joseph Walsh, who in 1917 opposed the creation of a committee to deal with women's suffrage.Walsh thought the creation of a committee would be yielding to "the nagging of iron-jawed angels" and referred to the Silent Sentinels as "bewildered, deluded creatures with short skirts and short hair."
Suffragette is a 2015 British historical drama film about women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan.The film stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, and Meryl Streep.
Actress Fan Bourke opened The Princess, a 500-seat "votes for women" movie theatre, in New Rochelle, New York in late 1915. [ 11 ] In the 21st century, PBS American Experience's 2023 documentary The Vote was released to commemorate the campaign waged by American women for the right to vote and the passage of the 19th Amendment .
Woman in Gold is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Alexi Kaye Campbell. The film stars Helen Mirren , Ryan Reynolds , Daniel Brühl , Katie Holmes , Tatiana Maslany , Max Irons , Charles Dance , Elizabeth McGovern , and Jonathan Pryce .
These women didn't even have the right to vote." The Netflix movie also marks both Perry and Washington's first time leading a war film (she had a supporting role in Spike Lee's "Miracle at St ...
In 2022, the top grossing movies featured 31% of leads from underrepresented ethnic groups, down from 37% in 2021. Out of those 100 2022 movies, 46 didn't include a Latino speaking character.
It's a huge jump toward gender equality in California's Capitol, where only men have served as governor and women made up one-quarter of state lawmakers just eight years ago.
Title Year Director(s) Topic(s) Summary Agora: 2009: Alejandro Amenábar: History: Bread and Roses: 2000: Ken Loach: Labour rights: Buddha Collapsed out of Shame