Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

written by Hillary Augustine Vandenbos (crafted with Martha Hopler)

Our March entry is meant to highlight and acknowledge Women's History Month. On this last day of March 2009, may you reflect upon this month by watching Iron Jawed Angels. We believe this movie should be seen by all men and women, serving as a tactile reminder that the 1920 amendment to the constitution lawfully shifted women from a place of chattel to active participants in American society. Since 1920, American women have been fighting on many fronts to be viewed as equal citizens under the law. This movie resurrects the stories of women who lived less than 100 years ago; women who did not have full citizenship.

As women, we stand on each others shoulders when we actively participate in contemporary society. History reminds us that our work, our voice, and our position in culture is always linked back through time to women and men who fought on our behalf. May you not forget the suffrage women who risked their lives, facing abuse so that we could live with a bit more freedom. Watch this movie! It is an amazing tribute to the tenacity, strength, bravery, and inner courage of our foremothers.

"The purpose of Women's History Month is to increase consciousness and knowledge of women's history: to take one month of the year to remember the contributions of notable and ordinary women, in hopes that the day will soon come when it's impossible to teach or learn history without remembering these contributions." (quote from: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/womenshistorymonth/a/whm_history.htm)