Not for Ourselves Alone - The Story of Elizabeth Cady S...

Rate It

Seen it:     Not seen it:  Review:    clear rating

Get It

• 

Share It

• Recommend this movie
• Invite friends to see it
• Add to list... My Favorite Movies Create a new list...

Rating Averages

My Friends	Not rated. ()
All Flixster	(26)	20	250
Female	(10)	8	95
Male	(16)	12	155

More Like This

If you liked this, then you'll also probably like...

Got another recommendation for someone who liked this movie? Add it to the list!

Got an opinion? Use the buttons to vote on all the suggestions people have added.

If lots of people vote, the best suggestions will rise to the top.

This list looks lonely.
Add a suggestion!

Plot: Feminism is a problematic word: to some it means the ongoing struggle for the equal rights of women; for others the connotations are derogatory, the word conjuring images of emasculating woman. And fo...( read more  )r still others, mostly the younger generation who grew up with mothers in the workforce, the term is outdated, referring to a movement whose relevance is diminishing. Postfeminism, antifeminism, the feminist backlash--these terms are wielded with little understanding of the context in which the feminist movement was born. Luckily, Ken Burns and Paul Barnes have created this superb documentary, Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, to remind us of the roots of the women's movement and to show just how far we have come in such a short period of time.

In the 19th century, Susan B. Anthony had few choices for her life: to live with a husband as "a doll or a drudge" (marry a poor man, she explains, and you spend your life doing housework as a drudge; marry a rich man, and you spend your life prettying yourself up and looking like a doll), to work as a schoolteacher, or to live with her family as an "old maid." And while she chose the life of the spinster to retain her independence, she didn't resign herself to a life of leisure. Born into a Quaker family devoted to abolition, Anthony championed the reform movement and dedicated herself to the suffragette life. In contrast, Elizabeth Cady Stanton married and had many children, yet this did not stop her from seeking the vote for women. A friendship with Lucretia Mott sparked a desire in this abolitionist to work for the cause of women, and Stanton and Anthony eventually teamed up to fire up the revolution of women in the United States.

This documentary, in the now-well-known Burns style--actors reading the works of Stanton and Anthony, archival footage and photos, commentary from historians--highlights not just the work of these women, but their friendship and their lives. Stanton and Anthony didn't live long enough to cast votes themselves, but their legacies and their struggles live today. Not for Ourselves Alone is a stunning testimonial to what's been accomplished and brings to life the two women to whom every female in the U.S. owes a tremendous debt. --Jenny Brown

None yet...Got one?

• 
  HotChocolateNita
• 
  remisellars
• 
  rorocute54

No featured reviews yet. Help by rating our reviews.

Register or sign-in to see your friends' reviews !

This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Not for Ourselves Alone - The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony" !

• 
  Adam Arkin
• 
  Amy Madigan
• 
  Ann Dowd
• 
  Anne Duquesnay
• 
  Carolyn McCormick
• 
  Charles Durning
• 
  George Plimpton
• 
  Julie Harris
• 
  Keith David
• 
  Kevin Conway
• 
  Ronnie Gilbert
• 
  Sally Kellerman
• 
  Tim Clark
• 
  Wendy Conquest

• Rated: (Unrated)
• Directed by: Ken Burns
• Genres: Documentary
• Released: December 31, 1999
• DVD Released: September 28, 2004

No recent headlines. Got one?

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?

No quizzes for Not for Ourselves Alone - The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony. Want to create one?

No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

• 

  My Favorite Documentaries

  by EdenEye6
• 

  my movie

  by AiChaAKA
• 

  ma movies rate them!

  by chloesaffron
• 

  My Favorite Movies

  by fb686669883
• 

  My Favorite Movies

  by Arthur21752539...