Today marks the 165th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, held on July 19-20, 1848. If you've never heard of this convention…well, it's not surprising. It was the among the first (and the first organized by Western women) gatherings of women (and a few men, including Frederick Douglass) for Women's Rights.
It was organized around a speech given by Lucretia Mott, an outspoken Quaker woman…quite a rarity at the time. She wrote up the influential Declaration Of Sentiments, which became a bigger deal when the Suffrage Movement started a few decades later.
In light of recent events centering around Women's Rights, I thought it would be a good time to talk about some of the best films I've seen with strong female characters.
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It was organized around a speech given by Lucretia Mott, an outspoken Quaker woman…quite a rarity at the time. She wrote up the influential Declaration Of Sentiments, which became a bigger deal when the Suffrage Movement started a few decades later.
In light of recent events centering around Women's Rights, I thought it would be a good time to talk about some of the best films I've seen with strong female characters.
Read more »