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A Woman's Place
A Woman's Place may refer to: Television episodes * "A Woman's Place" (''Blue Heelers''), the first episode of the series * "A Woman's Place" (''The Handmaid's Tale''), the sixth episode of the series * "A Woman's Place" (''Time Gentlemen Please''), the first episode of the programme Film *'' Woman's Place'', a 1921 American silent film * ''A Woman's Place'' (film), a 2020 documentary film Books * ''A Woman's Place'', a booklet by Selma James in 1953. * ''Annapurna: A Woman's Place'', a book by Arlene Blum. Places * A Woman's Place (bookstore), a feminist bookstore in Oakland, California Organisations *Woman's Place UK Woman's Place UK (WPUK) is a British political advocacy group founded in 2017. The group is opposed to gender self-identification for trans people in the UK, and has advocated restricting access to women-only spaces on the basis of "sex, not g ..., a trans-exclusionary feminist pressure group in the UK {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Place (Blue Heelers)
The first season of the Australian police-drama '' Blue Heelers'' premiered on the Seven Network on 10 September 1993 and aired on Tuesday nights at 7:30 PM. The 45-episode season concluded on 22 November 1994. It had an average rating of 2.5 million and going to 3.5 million at its peak. Its main cast included John Wood, Julie Nihill, Martin Sacks. Lisa McCune, William McInnes, Grant Bowler, Ann Burbrook, and Damian Walshe-Howling. Casting Ann Burbrook was originally cast as Maggie Doyle and Lisa McCune as Roz Patterson but the two swapped roles to avoid being typecast in the future.IMDbBlue Heelers trivia Retrieved 1 April 2008. William McInnes was originally cast as PJ Hasham and Martin Sacks as Nick Schultz but the two swapped roles because McInnes "looked more like a Schultz". Roz was written out of the show before season's end, because the producers thought that they could do more with another police character, rather than a civilian. This allowed for the introduction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Place (The Handmaid's Tale)
''The Handmaid's Tale'' is an American dystopian drama television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. The plot features a dystopian future following a Second American Civil War wherein a theonomic, totalitarian society subjects fertile women, called " Handmaids", to child-bearing slavery. The series features an ensemble cast, led by Elisabeth Moss, and also stars Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley, Amanda Brugel, and Bradley Whitford. The series premiered on April 26, 2017, on Hulu Hulu () is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast's NBCUniversal holding a minority stake. It was launched on October 29, 2007 and it offers a library of films and television serie .... The second season premiered on April 25, 2018. The third season premiered on June 5, 2019. The fourth sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Place (Time Gentlemen Please)
''Time Gentlemen Please'' is a British sitcom primarily written by Richard Herring and Al Murray and broadcast on Sky One from 2000 to 2002. Premise The show is set in a forgotten, unwelcoming pub whose opinionated landlord, 'Guv' (short for 'The Governor'), has some very old-fashioned views on how a pub, and Britain, should be run. The Governor is an evolution of Al Murray's stage persona 'The Pub Landlord', which he had used in stand up since 1994. Cast * Al Murray as Guv * Phil Daniels as Terry * Jason Freeman as Steve * Rebecca Front as Vicky Jackson *Roy Heather as Old Man *Andrew Mackay as Prof *Julia Sawalha as Janet (Series 1) *Emma Pierson as Connie (Series 2) * Janine Buckley as Lesley * Jeff Rudom as Leslie *Marc Bannerman as Greg Thompson Characters Bar staff * Guv - The landlord of the pub. He sometimes claims to be the owner, but in fact the pub is owned by the brewery and he is a tenant. Just prior to his divorce, his wife took their son and moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman's Place
''Woman's Place'' is a 1921 American romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming. It stars Constance Talmadge and Kenneth Harlan. It was produced by Talmadge's brother-in-law, Joseph Schenck and distributed through Associated First National, later First National Pictures. It is a surviving film in the British Film Institute (BFI) in London. Plot As described in a film magazine, Josephine Gerson (Talmadge) is selected by the woman's party as their candidate for mayor and her fiancé accepts the "machine" nomination, and their engagement ends. In her conflict with the boss of the opposition party Jim Bradley (Harlan), mutual love develops with each determined to win. In an election speech as novel as it is effective, Josephine wins the male voters of the pivotal ninth ward. However, her campaign's neglect of the female vote results in her defeat at the polls by 27 votes. Natural gloom at the loss is dispelled when Bradley announces that he has been won over by her policies and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Place (film)
''A Woman's Place'' is a documentary film by Rayka Zehtabchi Raka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2018 Academy Award-winning documentary short '' Period. End of Sentence'', which addresses the topic of period poverty. Her previous film, ''Madaran'', was an Iranian-language short .... The 29 minute film, commissioned by KitchenAid, was produced by Digitas, Ventureland, and Vox Creative. The movie follows three female chefs including, Karyn Tomlinson of Minneapolis, and explores the challenges they face in a male-dominated profession. The film also spurred a partnership with the James Beard Foundation (JBF) to form a mentorship program advancing women in culinary arts. ''A Woman's Place'' premiered on August 24, 2020, on Hulu. References External links * 2019 films Documentary films about women {{2010s-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selma James
Selma James (born Selma Deitch; formerly Weinstein; August 15, 1930) is an American writer, and feminist and social activist who is co-author of the women's movement book ''The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community'' (with Mariarosa Dalla Costa), co-founder of the International Wages for Housework Campaign, and coordinator of the Global Women's Strike."Selma James 80 on 15 August this year" Global Women's Strike. Early life and activism DeitchGardiner, Becky (June 8, 2012)"A Life in Writing: Selma James" ''The Guardian''. was born in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlene Blum
Arlene Blum (born March 1, 1945Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life, page 34Chapter 24 /ref>) is an American mountaineer, writer, and environmental health scientist. She is best known for leading the first successful American ascent of Annapurna (I), a climb that was also an all-woman ascent. She was also a deputy leader of the first all-woman ascent of Denali ("Denali Damsels" expedition), the first American woman to attempt Mount EverestBlum, Arlene. Personal Interview. December 5, 2009. and Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institut. Early life Blum was born in Davenport, Iowa, and raised from the age of five on in Chicago by her Orthodox Jewish mother and grandparents. In the early 1960s, she attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Her first climb was in Washington, where she failed to reach the summit of Mount Adams. However, she persevered, climbing throughout her college days. She was rejected from an Afghanistan expedition in 1969, with its leader writing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Place (bookstore)
A Woman's Place (fully ICI, Information Center Incorporate: A Woman's Place) was a feminist bookstore in Oakland, California. Opened in 1970, it was one of the first two feminist bookstores in the United States. History A Woman's Place was founded in 1970 An opening date of January 18, 1972, is given here. by a collective of eight women who had previously been selling feminist publications on the street. An outgrowth of the Bay Area Gay Women's Liberation, it was one of the first two feminist bookstores in the United States. Intended as a community space for women, A Woman's Place stocked nonfiction books by men, but only sold fiction and poetry if it was written by a woman. Members of the collective also focused on providing books from the perspective of the Third World and the working class. The Women's Press Collective moved there shortly after the store opened. The founders of Old Wives Tales, a feminist bookstore in San Francisco, were former members of the collective a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman's Place UK
Woman's Place UK (WPUK) is a British political advocacy group founded in 2017. The group is opposed to gender self-identification for trans people in the UK, and has advocated restricting access to women-only spaces on the basis of "sex, not gender". The Labour Campaign for Trans Rights has described it as a hate group. History The group was founded in response to the British government's launch of a consultation on proposals to change the Gender Recognition Act away from a medicalised system towards one based on statutory declaration. In late-July 2018, the group issued five demands: # Evidence-based debate about the impact of the proposed reforms; # An increase in women-only spaces; # A review of exemptions in Equality Act 2010; # Women's organisations to be included in the consultation; # A review of how the proposed reforms would affect data collection. In September 2018, Leeds City Council cancelled a booking made by WPUK at Leeds Civic Hall, stating that the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |