This documentary showed the development of the feminist movement in the 60’s, starting essentially as a splinter from anti-war protests. The movie started with contemporary footage from Texas, where women were protesting the restrictions on abortion. Thus rights thought firmly entrenched must be continually defended.
It was especially interesting to see the footage of the young women from 50 years ago, and then recent interviews, as they reflected back.
I also didn’t realize that Our Bodies Our Selves started back then, essentially as a group of women each taking a topic and researching, as they didn’t have access to good information.
Some other aspects that came into play were groups for black women and lesbians, as they formed parallel groups to address their concerns.
We should watch this to remember that so much of women’s right is only too recent, and all too fragile in this conservative environment.