With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade

12/31/1978Released

12/31/1978Theatrical

With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade(1978)

DocumentaryRated 48 min.

With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade is a 1979 documentary film directed by Lorraine Gray about the General Motors sit-down strike in 1936–1937 that focuses uniquely on the role of women using archival footage and interviews. It provides an inside look at women's roles in the strike. The film was one of the first to put together archival footage with contemporary interviews of participants and helped spur a series of films on left and labor history in the US utilizing this technique. The film was also important in helping bring into view the history of American women being active in the public sphere, particularly in union and labor actions. The film was, further, ground breaking because it was produced and directed by women. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

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OriginUnited States of America

Languagesen

CompaniesWomen's Labor History Film Projecta/New Day Films

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