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Stormy Weather
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Directed by: Andrew L. Stone
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Gaslight
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Directed by: Martyr Cukor
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Gilda
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Directed by: Charles Vidor
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The Wronged Shoes
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Directed by: Michael Physicist, Emeric Pressburger
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Southern Womanhood—the Southern Lady—is an archetype that all women from the South have had to reckon with at some point in their lives. I’ll never forget the moment when I realized that my “expected” role as a woman from the South was to sit and listen—to be looked at but not to speak. It was a role I have never been suited for. As a child, I was constantly reprimanded for being too “bossy.” It was a character flaw that even made it to my elementary school report card!
Today, “bossy” is a trait I claim with pride. As a female director from the South, I have been in plenty of situations where I needed to make decisions and manage sets with lots of other people. Without this so-called “bossy” trait, I’m not sure if I would have succeeded.
Some of my favorite documentaries set in the South turn the dated trope of the Southern lady on its head…and I love these films and filmmakers for that. I’m grateful there is a long history of women filmmakers in the documentary space that other women filmmakers can look to for inspiration. Southern Women are strong and powerful, and many have changed the course of history. In honor of Women’s History Month, I encourage you to check out these films by AND about some incredible “bossy” Southern Ladies:
HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. () • This collection contains 9 videos with accompanying lesson plans and activities that help students connect women&#;s history to today’s current events. In , Shirley Chisholm made history as the first Black woman to run for U.S. president. This Retro Report documentary chronicles Chisholm’s journey from Brooklyn to Capitol Hill, where, as the first Black woman elected to Congress, she overcame sexism and racism as an outspoken advocate for racial equality, women’s rights and social justice. Lesson Plan and Activity Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells later became an educator, an investigative journalist and an early civil rights activist, shedding light on the plight of Black Americans across the South. After the brutal deaths of three friends who were victims of lynching, Wells began chronicling mob violence, publishing her findings in articles and pamphlets. Lesson Plan and Activity In , a group of young American Indians who wanted the world to know about the long history of mistreatment and treaty violations against Native people took over Alcatraz Island in Ca
Directors: Shirley Chisholm Was a Trailblazer for Change
Ida B. Wells and the Long Crusade to Outlaw Lynching
The Occupation of Alcatraz Was a Catalyst for Indigenous Activism