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Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

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Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
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1999
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PBS Home Video
Synopsis: Upon finding a written biography of pioneering women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, film producers Paul Barnes and Ken Burns (director of "The Civil War") were shocked and outraged that her story -- which is also that of Stanton's longtime friend and political partner Susan B. Anthony -- had been almost entirely omitted from their history courses. So together they began work on Not For Ourselves Alone: the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, a groundbreaking look at one ... Full Synopsis
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Between the honest intentions and the overall impact of this portrait of the two most important figures in women's history of the 19th century lies a gap. It's not an enormous one, but it is significant enough to note, and it does highlight the limitations of the Ken Burns style of documentary filmmaking. As always, Burns' film (which he co-produced with Paul Barnes-no director credit is given) is ... Full Review
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Voice of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony, Voice of Susan B. Anthony
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