Dreams of Equality

Creator(s): Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Harpers Ferry Center. (11/1/1969 - ) (Most Recent)
Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006
Series: Moving Images Relating to National Parks, 1970 - 1990
Scope and Content: This film gives an overview of the history of, and the struggle for, the women's rights movement in nineteenth century United States. It tells the story of the First Women's Rights Convention in dramatized interactions between a sister and brother from 1848 to the 1860s, and includes vignettes of young people discussing their views of the women's rights struggle. It also includes numerous archival photographs from the era. Voice-overs include excerpts of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's speech at the Convention proclaiming that all men and women are created equal.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
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Local Identifier: 79-HFC-256
National Archives Identifier: 51549128
National Archives Catalog: catalog.archives.gov/id/51549128