Women – for America, for the World

Women - for America, for the World
Directed by	Vivienne Verdon-Roe
Produced by	Vivienne Verdon-Roe
Starring	Joanne Woodward
Edited by	Michael Porter Vivienne Verdon-Roe
Production company	Better World Society
Distributed by	TBS
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Women – for America, for the World is a 1986 American short documentary film directed by Vivienne Verdon-Roe about women anti-nuclear activists. In 1987, it won an Oscar for Documentary Short Subject at the 59th Academy Awards.^[1]

Cast[]

Joanne Woodward as Herself
Jean Shinoda Bolen as Herself
Betty Bumpers as Herself
Shirley Chisholm as Herself
Allene Cottier as Herself
Mary Dent Crisp as Herself
Geraldine Ferraro as Herself (voice) (as Geraldine Ferraro)
Ellen Goodman as Herself
Elisabeth Holtzman as Herself (as Elizabeth Holtzman)
Vera Kistiakowsky as Herself
Pat Schroeder as Herself (as Patricia Schroeder)

References[]

^ "New York Times: Women - for America, for the World". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2008.

External links[]

Women - for America, for the World at IMDb
Women – for America, for the World on YouTube, posted by the Ecological Options Network

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