A Single Woman brings to life the adventures of Jeannette Rankin (R-MT), the world’s first female Congresswoman who also co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union.
Rankin was a suffragist, and peace activist, inspired by Gandhi. Elected to Congress twice, with over two decades between her terms, she was the only Congressperson to vote against both World Wars. A lifelong advocate for peace, she led a campaign against the Vietnam War in 1968, when she was 87 years old.
The film is a timely and provocative look at a true American maverick and reformer. Although Rankin changed the American political landscape forever, her life and works have been relatively unknown – until now.
Director/Producer Kamala Lopez and Actress/Writer Jeanmarie Simpson will both be in attendance.
Lopez is an actress, filmmaker, and founder of Heroica Films. She has been in a variety of major motion pictures, including: I Heart Huckabees, The Burning Season, Deep Cover, Lightning Jack, and Born in East L.A. She is also the host of the PBS/Wired Magazine Series exploring science and technology, "Wired Science."
Simpson wrote the play on which the film is based and stars in the role of Jeannette Rankin. She performed in the play version 263 times in a grassroots tour that included an off-Broadway run at the Culture Project in NYC’s east village in summer 2005. She is founding director of the Nevada Shakespeare Company.
Jeanette Rankin's life was a hymn to peace, sang sweetly amidst the chaos of war. This work is a fitting testimonial to Jeanette Rankin's courageous public service, the never-ending song of the dove.
~ Congressman Dennis Kucinich, recipient of the 2003 Gandhi Peace Award
This is one of those rare gems – a film about a character in history, filled with passion and energy ... an amazing glimpse at our first elected woman to Congress, who had the courage to stand up and say no to war ... another war, and, yet, Kamala Lopez’s film mirrors so well our own struggles with this current war and saying no...and those who did not say no and went to war.
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
3
3
2
