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How They Saw Us : Careers and Cradles

Pearson, Ann, (film director.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Made in 1947, this transitional film uses the celebration of token women of achievement as a way of justifying marriage as a career. It points to the emphasis on femininity and consumerism in the 1950s.

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (11 min., 07 sec.) : sound, black and white + 1 study guide
    remote
    access
    Computer data.
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Also available:.Also available in a video compilation: <I>Women in the '40s and '50s</I> produced by English Program Studio D.
CatMonthString:march.24
Multi-User.
Study guide available.
Versions:.Original film released under the title <I>Careers and Cradles</I> title code: 106B 0147 028.
Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director, Ann Pearson.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Streaming video.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 1977.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access may be limited to affiliated libraries.
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).
Subject: Women -- Employment -- Canada
Women -- Canada -- Social conditions
Canada -- Careers -- Change -- Feminist viewpoints -- Roles -- Social change -- Women
Multi-User.
Genre: Documentary films.

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