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How and Why Did American Women Reformers Support Russian Revolutionary Catherine Breshkovsky before 1917 and Withdraw Their Support in 1919?
(Privately Published, 2019), 2 mins
Prior to the Bolshevik Revolution in late 1917, the Russian revolutionary movement enjoyed broad support among American progressives in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The arrival of Catherine Breshkovsky, a well-educated, noble-blooded revolutionary, further solidified these ties between Russia...
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(Privately Published, 2019), 2 mins
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Prior to the Bolshevik Revolution in late 1917, the Russian revolutionary movement enjoyed broad support among American progressives in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The arrival of Catherine Breshkovsky, a well-educated, noble-blooded revolutionary, further solidified these ties between Russian and American reform in 1904. While in America, she befriended many American women, especially suffragists and settlement house worker...
Prior to the Bolshevik Revolution in late 1917, the Russian revolutionary movement enjoyed broad support among American progressives in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The arrival of Catherine Breshkovsky, a well-educated, noble-blooded revolutionary, further solidified these ties between Russian and American reform in 1904. While in America, she befriended many American women, especially suffragists and settlement house workers, who were united by their universalist ideas of human progress. These connections, however, were severely undermined by the realities of war and nationalism.
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Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chelsea Gibson, fl. 2018
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
Chelsea Gibson, fl. 2018
Person Discussed
Catherine Breshkovsky, 1844-1934
Topic / Theme
Women's rights, Social reforms, Social Reform and Political Activism, Political and Human Rights, Socialism, Suffrage, Americans, Russians
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A Miracle A Day
directed by Deborah Harse, fl. 2013 (Privately Published, 2021), 1 hour 16 mins
The documentary film A Miracle A Day, is a portrayal of All Bengal Women's Union Welfare Home For Girls in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. The home is a progressive present-day example of the older institutions depicted in the highly acclaimed film "Lion", whose story also took place in Kolkata. It was founded in 1932...
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directed by Deborah Harse, fl. 2013 (Privately Published, 2021), 1 hour 16 mins
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The documentary film A Miracle A Day, is a portrayal of All Bengal Women's Union Welfare Home For Girls in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. The home is a progressive present-day example of the older institutions depicted in the highly acclaimed film "Lion", whose story also took place in Kolkata. It was founded in 1932 for women and girls to have a place of refuge from brothels, trafficking, poverty and abandonment. Today it is still thriving with resi...
The documentary film A Miracle A Day, is a portrayal of All Bengal Women's Union Welfare Home For Girls in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. The home is a progressive present-day example of the older institutions depicted in the highly acclaimed film "Lion", whose story also took place in Kolkata. It was founded in 1932 for women and girls to have a place of refuge from brothels, trafficking, poverty and abandonment. Today it is still thriving with residents ranging from one day old through their nineties. All Bengal Women's Union provides food, clothing, shelter, education and vocational training for 150 to 200 girls, young women, elderly and care for babies as well. The staff, many of whom are volunteers, show heartfelt and relentless dedication to helping every person become the best they can be. The film is an uplifting testament to the human spirit and it's capacity to surmount obstacles and transcend adversity.
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Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Deborah Harse, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2018, 2021
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Bengali
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Copyright © 2021 Deborah Harse
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