Mon. Feb. 1 at 10pm on WKAR-HD 23.1. & STREAMING | Go inside the inspiring movement for women's workplace equality in the 1970s.From filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, the duo behind the Academy-Award winning documentary American Factory, 9to5: The Story of a Movement chronicles the waves of secretaries, starting in Boston, who in the 1970s and 80s fought to create impactful changes in their workplaces. Their ideas spread rapidly, eventually leading to a nationwide movement at the intersection of the women’s movement and the labor movement, and changed the American workforce forever.
Featuring interviews with 9to5 founders Nussbaum and Cassedy, actress and activist Jane Fonda, and other leaders in the movement, 9to5: The Story of a Movement is a previously untold story, brought to life through a mixture of archival footage and newly filmed interviews from the movement's activists. 9to5 weaves a story that celebrates the strides that women have made in achieving equality, while recognizing there is a lot of work yet to be done.
Watch the special during or after the premiere at video.wkar.org.
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