Out of Our Father's House
| Great Performances: "Out of Our Father's House" | |
|---|---|
 "Out of Our Father's House" DVD cover | |
| Genre | Biography Drama Music Romance |
| Written by | Jack Hofsiss, Eve Merriam, Paula Wagner |
| Directed by | Jack Hofsiss |
| Starring | Maureen Anderman Jackie Burroughs Carol Kane Kaiulani Lee Jan Miner Dianne Wiest |
| Theme music composer | Jack Feldman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Judy Kinberg |
| Running time | 59 min. |
| Production companies | American National Theatre and Academy KQED PBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | August 2, 1978 |
Out of Our Father's House is a 1978 episode of PBS's Great Performances series. This episode was first broadcast on 2 August 1978 on PBS. The movie is a televised play of the work by Eve Merriam. The play is about six real-life leaders of the women's suffrage movement.[1] The TV movie stars Jackie Burroughs as astronomer Maria Mitchell, Carol Kane as Eliza Southgate, Dianne Wiest as author Elizabeth Gertrude Stern,[2] Maureen Anderman as Doctor Anna Howard Shaw, Kaiulani Lee as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Jan Miner as "Mother" Mary Jones (full name Mary Harris Jones).[3]
The original play by the same name was written by Eve Merriam, and was based on her book "Growing Up Female in America".[4]
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