The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The story

Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical moments and women who fought for equality and freedom over the span of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

Cast & crew

Patricia NealNarrator

Walter AbelJudge

Jonelle Allen

Jonelle AllenRosa Parks

Helen GallagherMary Harris Jones

Katherine Glass

Katherine GlassSybil Ludington

Joan HackettBelva Lockwood

Celeste HolmElizabeth Cady Stanton

Frank LangellaJohn Adams

Claudia McNeilSojourner Truth

Joanna MilesAbigail Adams

Melba MooreHarriet Tubman

Kate MulgrewDeborah Sampson