The Women of Summer: An Unknown Chapter of American Social History Movie Review 1986

Reveals how from 1921 to 1938, 1700 blue-collar women took part in an educational experiment, The Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers, and how it changed their lives and public awareness forever. The program was discontinued, but in the meantime exerted a profound influence on its faculty and students. Winner of the Booklist, Editor's Choice, 1987; Golden Athena, Athens International Film Festival, 1986; CINE Golden Eagle, 1986; Winner, Social Studies, National Educational Film Festival, 1986; Women in the Director's Chair, 1986; Second Place, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1986.

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Available on VHS
Running time 55 minutes.

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Genres

Documentary Films, Women