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Awa: A Mother in West Africa
directed by Alexis Curtis (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 50 mins
This is an intimate portrait of a single mother in Burkina Faso who supports her six children through her street-side rice business. Like so many African women, Awa has received no formal education and operates within the informal sector earning, on average, about ' a day. As Awa narrates her life story, she never...
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directed by Alexis Curtis (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 50 mins
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This is an intimate portrait of a single mother in Burkina Faso who supports her six children through her street-side rice business. Like so many African women, Awa has received no formal education and operates within the informal sector earning, on average, about ' a day. As Awa narrates her life story, she never pauses in her unending preparation of the rice. Her father forced her to marry his childhood friend and she bore four children before...
This is an intimate portrait of a single mother in Burkina Faso who supports her six children through her street-side rice business. Like so many African women, Awa has received no formal education and operates within the informal sector earning, on average, about ' a day. As Awa narrates her life story, she never pauses in her unending preparation of the rice. Her father forced her to marry his childhood friend and she bore four children before her husband died. Her husband's three other wives resented this new favorite and would not help her once she was widowed. Sustained by her faith in God, she began a street vending business to survive. Marrying again, this time for love, she was soon abandoned but left with two more children to feed. The film takes us through Awa's arduous 16 hour workday, interspliced with interviews of her children who are grateful for her hard work in their behalf. Here is a glimpse of some of the economic realities faced by women today in urban Africa. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Alexis Curtis
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Beauty With Brains
produced by Africa24 Media (Nairobi, Nairobi Area District: Africa24 Media, 2015), 17 mins
At the age of 19 Mpule Kwelagombe won the 1999 Miss Universe beauty pageant. She used her platform to help in the fight against HIV/ AIDs. In 2000, she was appointed as the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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produced by Africa24 Media (Nairobi, Nairobi Area District: Africa24 Media, 2015), 17 mins
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At the age of 19 Mpule Kwelagombe won the 1999 Miss Universe beauty pageant. She used her platform to help in the fight against HIV/ AIDs. In 2000, she was appointed as the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Africa24 Media
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Africa24 Media
Speaker / Narrator
Mpule Kwelagobe, 1979-
Person Discussed
Mpule Kwelagobe, 1979-
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Africa24 Media
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Behind the Smile
produced by Alan Handel Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 48 mins
Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks...
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produced by Alan Handel Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 48 mins
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Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks with few possessions, homesick for their families. Yet the money they earn is so desperately needed by their families that they must st...
Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks with few possessions, homesick for their families. Yet the money they earn is so desperately needed by their families that they must stay for years in their grim servitude. Through portraits of three women, we see the human cost of the country's rapid industrialization. Amoan, at nineteen, has been working in a textile factory for five years amidst the endless dust and never ending noise. As a good Buddhist daughter, she sends all her money home and spends nothing on herself. Laiad and her husband had to leave their children in the village. They rarely see them. Willaiwon after working in the same factory for fourteen years for minimum wage has become a union organizer. A whole generation of women has disappeared from the villages, changing traditions for ever. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alan Handel Productions
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Industry, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Beyond the Grace Note
directed by Henrietta Foster, fl. 1988 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Java Films, 2020), 56 mins
‘Beyond The Grace Note’ looks at the struggles and problems that many of the most famous female conductors in the world have had to face pursuing their chosen profession. The job itself is demanding enough but there are extra hurdles that women have to face. A man can be decisive but a woman is seen as bossy o...
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directed by Henrietta Foster, fl. 1988 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Java Films, 2020), 56 mins
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‘Beyond The Grace Note’ looks at the struggles and problems that many of the most famous female conductors in the world have had to face pursuing their chosen profession. The job itself is demanding enough but there are extra hurdles that women have to face. A man can be decisive but a woman is seen as bossy or overbearing. Her gestures are not firm enough for many musicians. And of course she cannot possibly tackle the more masculine classic...
‘Beyond The Grace Note’ looks at the struggles and problems that many of the most famous female conductors in the world have had to face pursuing their chosen profession. The job itself is demanding enough but there are extra hurdles that women have to face. A man can be decisive but a woman is seen as bossy or overbearing. Her gestures are not firm enough for many musicians. And of course she cannot possibly tackle the more masculine classical repertoire like Beethoven or Verdi or Wagner or Rachmaninov.Marin Alsop, Mirga Grazinte-Tyla, Xian Zhang, Jane Glover, Joana Carneiro, Sian Edwards and other conductors share their own paths to the podium.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Henrietta Foster, fl. 1988
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Java Films
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Film Platform
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Black and White In Colour
directed by Mira Erdevicki (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 1 mins
Vera Bila does everything in a big way. Her body is oversized. Her dark hair billows untidily. Her temperament is fiery. She chain smokes. She belts out songs with gusto in a hoarse, earthy voice. In fact, this singer from the Romany tradition is on her way to being a cabaret star in Europe. Surrounded by the husb...
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directed by Mira Erdevicki (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 1 mins
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Vera Bila does everything in a big way. Her body is oversized. Her dark hair billows untidily. Her temperament is fiery. She chain smokes. She belts out songs with gusto in a hoarse, earthy voice. In fact, this singer from the Romany tradition is on her way to being a cabaret star in Europe. Surrounded by the husband she adores, and a loyal entourage of amateur Gypsy musicians who began as manual laborers, she tours the capitals of Europe in a ca...
Vera Bila does everything in a big way. Her body is oversized. Her dark hair billows untidily. Her temperament is fiery. She chain smokes. She belts out songs with gusto in a hoarse, earthy voice. In fact, this singer from the Romany tradition is on her way to being a cabaret star in Europe. Surrounded by the husband she adores, and a loyal entourage of amateur Gypsy musicians who began as manual laborers, she tours the capitals of Europe in a caravan that frequently breaks down. Here is a portrait of a Gypsy diva who is viewed with indifference and suspicion in her own country, even as she gains acclaim elsewhere. The age-old discrimination against Gypsies has shaped Bila's character. She must constantly battle for acceptance. 'I sing about the troubles I have. I just put everything into my songs. Sometimes when I sing I cry...' College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mira Erdevicki
Date Published / Released
2000-03-25
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Concerts, Roma people, Singers, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Bloomberg Markets:The Close, How Curls CEO Dellinger Is Mentoring Women of Color With Oprah's Help
interview by Scarlet Fu, 1972-, in Bloomberg Markets:The Close (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2020), 5 mins
Feb.10 -- In this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Curls founder and Chief Executive Officer Mahisha Dellinger discusses the natural hair care market, finding business funding, and her television show on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
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interview by Scarlet Fu, 1972-, in Bloomberg Markets:The Close (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2020), 5 mins
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Feb.10 -- In this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Curls founder and Chief Executive Officer Mahisha Dellinger discusses the natural hair care market, finding business funding, and her television show on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Interview
Author / Creator
Scarlet Fu, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Bloomberg L. P.
Series
Bloomberg Markets:The Close
Person Discussed
Mahisha Dellinger, 1973-
Topic / Theme
Women in workforce, Business, Entrepreneurship, Wholesale Trade
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Bloomberg
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Blue-Eyed Black Boy
written by Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson, 1880-1966, Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson, 1880-1966 (1930), in Wines in the Wilderness: Plays by African American Women from the Harlem Renaissance to the Present, edited by Elizabeth Brown-Guillory. (New York, NY: Greenwood Press, 1990), (written in 1930) (Alexander Street Press, 1990, originally published 1989), 5 page(s)
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written by Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson, 1880-1966, Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson, 1880-1966 (1930), in Wines in the Wilderness: Plays by African American Women from the Harlem Renaissance to the Present, edited by Elizabeth Brown-Guillory. (New York, NY: Greenwood Press, 1990), (written in 1930) (Alexander Street Press, 1990, originally published 1989), 5 page(s)
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Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Author / Creator
Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson, 1880-1966
Date Published / Released
1989, 1990
Topic / Theme
Race relations, Family, Dr. Thomas Grey, Hester Grant, Pauline Waters, Rebecca Waters, Women of Color, Race Discrimination, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Bobbi Brown's Next Chapter
produced by Dow Jones & Company; interview by Elisa Lipsky-Karasz, 1978- (New York, NY: Wall Street Journal, 2019), 23 mins
Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Beauty Evolution, talks about what it takes to build a wellness brand with WSJ Magazine Deputy Editor Elisa Lipsky-Karasz.
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produced by Dow Jones & Company; interview by Elisa Lipsky-Karasz, 1978- (New York, NY: Wall Street Journal, 2019), 23 mins
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Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Beauty Evolution, talks about what it takes to build a wellness brand with WSJ Magazine Deputy Editor Elisa Lipsky-Karasz.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Dow Jones & Company
Author / Creator
Elisa Lipsky-Karasz, 1978-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Wall Street Journal
Person Discussed
Bobbi Brown, 1957-
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Wall Street Journal
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Breaking Big, Episode 3, Danai Gurira
presented by Carlos Watson, 1969-; produced by Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, OZY Media Productions and Calico, in Breaking Big, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 26 mins
Zimbabwe-native Danai Gurira yearned to bring African faces and voices to Broadway through her plays. But how did this Tony Award nominated writer make the leap from dramatic story teller to Hollywood superstar with starring roles on mega-hits like “The Walking Dead” and “Black Panther”?
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presented by Carlos Watson, 1969-; produced by Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, OZY Media Productions and Calico, in Breaking Big, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 26 mins
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Zimbabwe-native Danai Gurira yearned to bring African faces and voices to Broadway through her plays. But how did this Tony Award nominated writer make the leap from dramatic story teller to Hollywood superstar with starring roles on mega-hits like “The Walking Dead” and “Black Panther”?
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, OZY Media Productions, Calico
Author / Creator
Carlos Watson, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Breaking Big
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 OZY Media
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Breaking Big, Episode 10, Gretchen Carlson
presented by Carlos Watson, 1969-; produced by Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, Calico and OZY Media Productions, in Breaking Big, Episode 10 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 26 mins
Former Fox News Anchor Gretchen Carlson shocked the world when she sued the most powerful man in cable news, Roger Ailes, and her employers, for sexual harassment and settled for an unprecedented sum of money. But how did this former Miss America winner and Stanford graduate find the strength to take such a stand...
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presented by Carlos Watson, 1969-; produced by Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, Calico and OZY Media Productions, in Breaking Big, Episode 10 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 26 mins
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Former Fox News Anchor Gretchen Carlson shocked the world when she sued the most powerful man in cable news, Roger Ailes, and her employers, for sexual harassment and settled for an unprecedented sum of money. But how did this former Miss America winner and Stanford graduate find the strength to take such a stand and become an improbable voice of justice for working women everywhere? Adult College
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, Calico, OZY Media Productions
Author / Creator
Carlos Watson, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Breaking Big
Person Discussed
Gretchen Carlson, 1966-
Topic / Theme
Women's rights, Journalists
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 OZY Media
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