Which movie broke ground for women's lib?
Which movie broke ground for women's lib and made you stand up and be
proud? — Frank Ponce
Since you're using the no-bras-and-Ms.-magazine term ''women's lib,'' I'll
go with An Unmarried Woman, Paul Mazursky's groundbreaking 1978 snapshot of that tumultuous era of personal growth. A magnificent Jill Clayburgh
starts out as a dependent, middle-class wife shocked into nausea when
her husband informs her that he's leaving her for someone younger. And
by the time we leave her, she has matured into a person who's stronger,
more independent, and (most encouraging for others looking to exit their
dollhouses) more sexually selfconfident. It's hard to underestimate the
film's power when it came out — or to think there was a time not long ago
when women didn't feel such self-determination was within their grasp.
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