Every Woman's Problem

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Dorothy Davenport playing Clara Madison.

Every Woman's Problem, also known as Mothers of Men, is a 1917 silent film promoting woman's suffrage. It was re-released in 1921.

A 1921 version was released,[1] that also went by the title Mothers of Men, and included actors Dorothy Davenport, , , and . It was directed by Willis L. Robards and produced by from a script by based on the story by Hal Reid.[2] Mrs. Wallace Reid was also featured in the film.[3]

A courtroom drama, the story features Dorothy Davenport as a judge who then runs for Governor of California and wins. A moral issue arises when her husband is sentenced to death.and she must choose whether to pardon him.

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed in 1919.[4]

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  2. ^ "Every Woman's Problem (1921)". BFI.
  3. ^ "Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 'Mothers of Men' Promotes Women's Causes". May 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mother of Men/Every Woman's Problem" (PDF). San Francisco Silent Film FestivalFilm Preservation Fund. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

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