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Sister Helen
directed by Rob Fruchtman, fl. 1979 and Rebecca Cammisa; produced by Rob Fruchtman, fl. 1979 and Rebecca Cammisa (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 1 hour 6 mins
Sister Helen, a tough, 69-year-old Benedictine nun, runs the Travis Center, a clean and sober halfway house for recovering addicts and ex-convicts in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, New York. Mott Haven is the poorest congressional district in the nation, where extreme poverty, unemployment, drug abuse...
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directed by Rob Fruchtman, fl. 1979 and Rebecca Cammisa; produced by Rob Fruchtman, fl. 1979 and Rebecca Cammisa (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 1 hour 6 mins
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Sister Helen, a tough, 69-year-old Benedictine nun, runs the Travis Center, a clean and sober halfway house for recovering addicts and ex-convicts in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, New York. Mott Haven is the poorest congressional district in the nation, where extreme poverty, unemployment, drug abuse and crime have a distinct daily presence. The number of social service agencies set up to help the drug and alcohol-dependent in this c...
Sister Helen, a tough, 69-year-old Benedictine nun, runs the Travis Center, a clean and sober halfway house for recovering addicts and ex-convicts in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, New York. Mott Haven is the poorest congressional district in the nation, where extreme poverty, unemployment, drug abuse and crime have a distinct daily presence. The number of social service agencies set up to help the drug and alcohol-dependent in this community continues to be far too few to meet its rising demand.She lives with 21 men of mixed race and economic backgrounds who are addicted to alcohol, drugs, or both. She runs a tough place. The rules include: required attendance at group meetings, random and humiliating urine samples, strict curfews, no lying, and any other thing Sister Helen wants when she wants it. She loves life and is often funny, but she is always on guard, trying to catch mistakes before they happen. She takes little chaff from the residents, frequently threatening to boot them out.Sister Helen's tragic past holds the key to her present life and mission. Haunted by her own decades-long struggle with alcoholism and a string of tragic personal losses, including the violent murder of her 15 year-old son and the alcohol and drug-related deaths of her husband and second son, Sister Helen overcame her own alcoholism and established the center in 1989. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rob Fruchtman, fl. 1979, Rebecca Cammisa
Author / Creator
Rob Fruchtman, fl. 1979, Rebecca Cammisa
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Nutrition, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Nutrition
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The Size of It
directed by Dylan Robertson; produced by USC School of Cinema & Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 29 mins
Americans do not take kindly to fat people. The media feeds us images of emaciated models, actors and actresses. Yet in The Size of It, four young women of considerable weight proudly proclaim that they can feel attractive and find love despite the disapproval of society (and their mothers!).Dana, expresses her jo...
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directed by Dylan Robertson; produced by USC School of Cinema & Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 29 mins
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Americans do not take kindly to fat people. The media feeds us images of emaciated models, actors and actresses. Yet in The Size of It, four young women of considerable weight proudly proclaim that they can feel attractive and find love despite the disapproval of society (and their mothers!).Dana, expresses her joie de vivre in belly dancing. Lisa describes how she came to terms with her weight by making a conscious decision to accept her size. S...
Americans do not take kindly to fat people. The media feeds us images of emaciated models, actors and actresses. Yet in The Size of It, four young women of considerable weight proudly proclaim that they can feel attractive and find love despite the disapproval of society (and their mothers!).Dana, expresses her joie de vivre in belly dancing. Lisa describes how she came to terms with her weight by making a conscious decision to accept her size. She has to explain to her mystified mother that she loves herself in all her girth. She courageously invites her e-mail boyfriend to meet her. We see him catch his first approving glimpse of her at the airport. It seems to be love at first sight and they eventually settle in together.While Janine is comfortable with her weight, she does have health concerns and considers surgery to reduce her size. As a single mother she worries that her weight might effect her longevity. Teresa believes no one will love her if she doesn't love herself. With her over-the-top sense of humor she has created a successful stand-up comedy act spoofing her corpulence. In this refreshing film, all four women express positive attitudes about their over-sized bodies in a delightfully forthright manner.Excerpts featured on the Oprah Winfrey show. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
USC School of Cinema & Television
Author / Creator
Dylan Robertson
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Women's issues
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Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy
produced by Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 2012), 3 mins
An instructional video on how an ultrasound guided breast biopsy is performed.
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produced by Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 2012), 3 mins
Description
An instructional video on how an ultrasound guided breast biopsy is performed.
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Mayo Clinic
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Mayo Clinic
Topic / Theme
Women, Health, Patient Education, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Subject
Women, Health
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Woman on Fire
directed by Kathleen Laughlin; produced by Kathleen Laughlin (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 1 hour 2 mins
Soul searching interviews with women around fifty, amusing animated sequences and enchanting re-enactments of early memories are intertwined to create this one-of-a-kind exploration of the transforming emotional experience of menopause.The women we hear from represent a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Rashida...
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directed by Kathleen Laughlin; produced by Kathleen Laughlin (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 1 hour 2 mins
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Soul searching interviews with women around fifty, amusing animated sequences and enchanting re-enactments of early memories are intertwined to create this one-of-a-kind exploration of the transforming emotional experience of menopause.The women we hear from represent a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Rashidah Ismaili, an African American poet, remembers her older aunts conveying the naturalness of this passage. Lynne Dusenberry, an anthropo...
Soul searching interviews with women around fifty, amusing animated sequences and enchanting re-enactments of early memories are intertwined to create this one-of-a-kind exploration of the transforming emotional experience of menopause.The women we hear from represent a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Rashidah Ismaili, an African American poet, remembers her older aunts conveying the naturalness of this passage. Lynne Dusenberry, an anthropologist, tells of her teacher willing herself into a trouble-free menopause after having her last baby at 45. Media producer Freude Bartlett gently mocks the fashion of discussing menopause. Most of the women regret their mother’ silence on the subject.All these different voices bring up anxieties about aging, loss of fertility, fragility and even madness. Counterbalancing that is new energy, assertiveness, focus, and the potential to transform ones life. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kathleen Laughlin
Author / Creator
Kathleen Laughlin
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Women's issues
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The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 17, Teen Sexuality, Part 1
directed by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997; produced by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, Governors State University, in The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 17 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 2001), 1 hour
This lesson reviews teen sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS, which is a preventable disease, affects millions of young adults, adolescents and children in the United States and in the world. An overview of data and information will be presented as well as successful intervention...
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directed by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997; produced by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, Governors State University, in The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 17 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 2001), 1 hour
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This lesson reviews teen sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS, which is a preventable disease, affects millions of young adults, adolescents and children in the United States and in the world. An overview of data and information will be presented as well as successful intervention strategies. Guest Expert: William Martin, ACSW
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, Governors State University
Author / Creator
Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence"
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Palanca, MA, CAC, fl. 1995
Person Discussed
Peter Palanca, MA, CAC, fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
Adolescence, Health, Sexuality
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Governors State University
Subject
Adolescence, Health, Sexuality
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Beautiful Piggies
directed by Barbara Bader; produced by Barbara Bader (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 30 mins
This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflict...
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directed by Barbara Bader; produced by Barbara Bader (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 30 mins
Description
This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflicted woman. Mixing old photos and reminiscences of family members, the film creates an amusing vision of the survival of a compulsive eat...
This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflicted woman. Mixing old photos and reminiscences of family members, the film creates an amusing vision of the survival of a compulsive eater and the trials of family members who love and live with her. Who are these family members who speculate on where Barbara went astray? A well -groomed mother who laments Barbara's inability to dress with chic. A fat father who gives the geneaology of his family's portliness. A loving husband who admires her beautiful eyes if not her shape. And then there's Barbara herself who describes the compulsion and shame of binging. She may be looking for the comfort food of her youth. She may be avoiding her sexuality. She may be wanting to "drop out." Beautiful Piggies is not a clinical study of an eating disorder. But no one who sees it will ever blame a fat person for being that way. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barbara Bader
Author / Creator
Barbara Bader
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Women's issues
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We Can Do It Better: Inside an Independent Abortion Clinic
directed by Mindy Sobota and Luke Walden; produced by Green Point Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 34 mins
This video documents the inspiring example of Four Women, Inc., an independent abortion and gynecology clinic in a small, post-industrial Massachusetts town. Four Women was founded in 1998 by four women who had previously worked as nurse practitioners, counselors and administrators in a large abortion clinic in Rh...
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directed by Mindy Sobota and Luke Walden; produced by Green Point Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 34 mins
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This video documents the inspiring example of Four Women, Inc., an independent abortion and gynecology clinic in a small, post-industrial Massachusetts town. Four Women was founded in 1998 by four women who had previously worked as nurse practitioners, counselors and administrators in a large abortion clinic in Rhode Island. Today OB/GYNs come to Four Women from as far as Boston, MA and Providence, RI to provide medical and surgical abortions up...
This video documents the inspiring example of Four Women, Inc., an independent abortion and gynecology clinic in a small, post-industrial Massachusetts town. Four Women was founded in 1998 by four women who had previously worked as nurse practitioners, counselors and administrators in a large abortion clinic in Rhode Island. Today OB/GYNs come to Four Women from as far as Boston, MA and Providence, RI to provide medical and surgical abortions up to 22 weeks gestation, as well as primary GYN care.We Can Do It Better presents a rare and intimate look at the daily work of providing excellent abortion care. From the initial phone call to the procedure itself, we see firsthand the caring and dedication of the dynamic founders, physicians and medical students whose lives have been altered by their involvement with the clinic. Four Women serves as a model not only for future abortion providers, but also for anyone committed to improving American health care. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Green Point Films
Author / Creator
Mindy Sobota, Luke Walden
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Women's issues
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Woman and Social Action, number 109, Women and Health
directed by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; produced by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; interview by Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993, in Woman and Social Action, number 109 (University Park, IL: Governors State University), 1 hour
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directed by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; produced by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; interview by Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993, in Woman and Social Action, number 109 (University Park, IL: Governors State University), 1 hour
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993, Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
Woman and Social Action
Topic / Theme
Health, Women, Feminism
Copyright Message
Copyright © Governors State University
Subject
Health, Women, Feminism
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Addictions Counseling: A Multi-cultural Perspective, Class 7, The Circle of Women
directed by Mike Griffith, fl. 1995; produced by Mike Griffith, fl. 1995, in Addictions Counseling: A Multi-cultural Perspective, Class 7 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1995), 1 hour
In this session, members of a “circle of women” based in Native American community share their personal stories. You will find that these quests speak primarily about themselves and their group, making few generalizations about Native American culture. You will also find that the impact of their ideas on the p...
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directed by Mike Griffith, fl. 1995; produced by Mike Griffith, fl. 1995, in Addictions Counseling: A Multi-cultural Perspective, Class 7 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1995), 1 hour
Description
In this session, members of a “circle of women” based in Native American community share their personal stories. You will find that these quests speak primarily about themselves and their group, making few generalizations about Native American culture. You will also find that the impact of their ideas on the practice of addictions counseling may be subtle and indirect.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Mike Griffith, fl. 1995
Author / Creator
Mike Griffith, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
Addictions Counseling: A Multi-cultural Perspective
Speaker / Narrator
Arthur Durant, Ph.D., fl. 1995, Judy Lewis, Ph.D., fl. 1995
Person Discussed
Arthur Durant, Ph.D., fl. 1995, Judy Lewis, Ph.D., fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
Intercommunity relations, Psychology, Health, Gender roles, Counselors
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Governors State University
Subject
Intercommunity relations, Psychology, Health, Gender roles, Counselors
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The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 18, Teen Sexuality, Part 2
directed by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997; produced by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, in The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 18 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 2001), 1 hour
This lesson reviews teen sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS, which is a preventable disease, affects millions of young adults, adolescents and children in the United States and in the world. An overview of data and information will be presented as well as successful intervention...
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directed by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997; produced by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, in The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 18 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 2001), 1 hour
Description
This lesson reviews teen sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS, which is a preventable disease, affects millions of young adults, adolescents and children in the United States and in the world. An overview of data and information will be presented as well as successful intervention strategies. Guest Expert: William Martin, ACSW
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence"
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Palanca, MA, CAC, fl. 1995
Person Discussed
Peter Palanca, MA, CAC, fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
Sexuality, Health, Adolescence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Governors State University
Subject
Sexuality, Health, Adolescence
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