Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time (2016)
Despite the 1960s free-love and alternative culture, many women found that their lives and expectations had barely altered. But by the 1970s, the Women's Liberation Movement was causing seismic shifts in the march of the world's events, and women's creativity and political consciousness was soon to transform everything - including the face of publishing and literature. In 1973 a group of women got together and formed Virago Press; an imprint, they said, for 52 per cent of the population. These women were determined to make change - and they would start by giving women a voice, by giving them back their history and reclaiming women's literature.
Director: Claire Whalley
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 60 min
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Cast
- Carmen Callil - Self
- Ursula Owen - Self
- Harriet Spicer - Self
- Lennie Goodings - Self
- Alexandra Pringle - Self
- Sarah Waters - Self
- Jon Snow - Self
- Jo Brand - Self - Narrator (voice)
Production: What Larks! Productions, BBC
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
feminism
More Films by Director: Claire Whalley
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time about?
- Despite the 1960s free-love and alternative culture, many women found that their lives and expectations had barely altered. But by the 1970s, the Women's Liberation Movement was causing seismic shifts in the march of the world's events, and women's creativity and political consciousness was soon to transform everything - including the face of publishing and literature. In 1973 a group of women got together and formed Virago Press; an imprint, they said, for 52 per cent of the population. These women were determined to make change - and they would start by giving women a voice, by giving them back their history and reclaiming women's literature.
- Who directed Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time?
- Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time was directed by Claire Whalley.
- Who stars in Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time?
- Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time stars Carmen Callil, Ursula Owen, Harriet Spicer, Lennie Goodings, Alexandra Pringle, Sarah Waters.
- How long is Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time?
- Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time has a runtime of 1h 0m (60 minutes).
- What genre is Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time?
- Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time is a Documentary film.
- Where was Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time produced?
- Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time was produced in United Kingdom.