Growing Up Female

Growing Up Female is the very first film of the modern women’s movement. Produced in 1971, it caused controversy and exhilaration. It was widely used by consciousness-raising groups to generate interest and help explain feminism to a skeptical society. The film looks at female socialization through a personal look into the lives of six women, age 4 to 35, and the forces that shape them—teachers, counselors, advertising, music and the institution of marriage. It offers us a chance to see how much has changed—and how much remains the same. –NewDay.com