Not for Ourselves Alone (1999)

Original title

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

Directed by

Ken Burns

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of two women who led the fight for women's right to vote in the United States. It follows Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony through their decades-long partnership and activism.

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What happens

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony is a 1999 American documentary film by Ken Burns produced for National Public Radio and WETA. The documentary explores the movement for women's suffrage in the United States in the 19th century, focusing on leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. It won a Peabody Award in 1999. It was released on VHS on November 9, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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