A Synopsis Of The Film 'Iron Jawed Angels'

Iron Jawed Angels is a drama genre film, directed by Katja Von Garnier. It portrays and accurately accounts the events that took place in the 1920's during the suffragist movement lead by Alice Paul. Paul works alongside her friend, Lucy Burns and many other activists in an attempt to gain the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. Visual effects were used throughout the entirety of the film to emphasise the theme of despair, which features. These effects include the montage and close-up shot in the opening scene, the quick cutting in the picketing scene, and the close-up shot and lighting in the force-feeding scene.

Iron Jawed Angels is a film which portrays the women's suffrage movement during the 1920's. The film is a documentary and a drama which uses live action and music to deliver the sympathetic and distressful mood the film creates. An example of the distressful mood is when the suffragists refuse to eat when they go to prison. This shows how passionate and distressed the suffragists are to get the 19th amendment passed, which would give women the right to vote. The films message, which is the hardships and adversity women had to withstand to get the 19th amendment passed, is effectively portrayed because the struggle the suffragists faced is accurately and beautifully depicted. As a tool of communication, the strengths

The film Iron Jawed Angels is mostly accurate. The film goes in chronological order of what happened in history. The filmmakers did a great job of portraying the historic events. From the parade, to the White House Picketing, to the women's imprisonment, the historical timeline of the movie was pretty accurate with some small deviations here and there.  The costumes were pretty close to being accurate. Alice Paul's and Lucy Burn's outfits were pretty identical to what the women suffragists wore back in the day.  Long, draping skirts, coats, and big flamboyant hats.  For example, Inez Milholland is portrayed on the white horse, looking powerful and majestic while opening the suffrage parade. The costuming is very similar to the pictures we have of her.  The other women's outfits in the parade was extremely accurate as well.  They asked women with a college degree to wear their gowns, and in the movie, you see women like Alice Paul wear a graduation gown. The White House Picketing and the Imprisonment were also scenes in the movie that were depicted quite well.  In history, the women picketed for close to a year, and the movie does a good job of letting the audience know the changing of seasons.  The movie does a fine job of depicting the women picketing in silence.  Although the scene when Alice Paul is outraged while in front of the White House is fictional, for the most part, the movie depicts the women as silent and peaceful which is extremely accurate to history.  Alice

Iron Jawed Angels, an inspirational story that withholds perhaps one of the most important movements in time. Until I viewed this movie I did not fully comprehend the depths of the struggles of the woman’s suffrage movement. This movie contains a powerful message about what women can do using their rights and skills in organizational leadership. Determination which one woman carried, and many supported allowed a national change to take place. Before watching this movie I had heard of Susan B. Anthony, but never of Alice Paul or the other suffragists. I also never realized how hard it was for a woman to get ready; we take our pre-bought makeup for much granted. The parade that takes place is an extremely important event. It shows the many different types of women and how far they’ve come. It also shows how many people were interested in the topic that no one showed up to the see Woodrow Wilson, because everyone was at the parade. Not alone his lack of knowledge of the subject, since he himself did not attend. It shows the intense anger that people felt against this issue, and how the government failed to offer protection during the parade; that men were

No true words were spoke than those by Ms. Susan B. Anthony, “Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.” Those words are still true today. Even though Ms. Susan B. Anthony, Ms. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other activists worked hard to get equal rights for women to allow them the right to have a say in how our government is run there are still places in the world where women and even some men aren’t allowed to vote. Some of those places may actually be surprising, others maybe not so much. Even still some of the trials these women went through to end women’s suffrage and the lack of political equality is worth taking a look at even ninety-one

This specifically appeals to those women who are involved with NAWSA, and already pushing for women’s suffrage. The audience knows it isn’t ethical that women aren’t allowed to vote, and this concept instills a sense of sadness and desire for change in the

In, “Women’s Right to the Suffrage,” Susan B Anthony wants America to know how powerful women can be. Her goal is to persuade America that women should have the right to vote and it is a crime not to allow them to. This is shown through her speech’s ideas such as; expressing her right by voting, even though it was a “crime,” the Constitution includes all genders and not just men and finally, women are people too. This shows that women are a part of the civilization and should have the right to vote.

One aspect I found in the movie that was inspiring is the way each character used their voice to express their beliefs. This movie made me realize that your voice is your most powerful tool. In the movie, a group of negroes went to different schools to debate on a variety of topics. In many aspects, the debates gave the negro’s a voice and enabled them to share their thoughts and beliefs about racial discrimination. Especially in times of racial discrimination, negroes were looked at as defenseless and inferior. For example, in The Great Debaters one black man was lynched by a mob of white people. During the final debate, James Farmer Jr. was able to use his memory of the man being lynched to support his argument. Not only did opening up

Nobody supported these women no matter how much they talked to the people in office or the people of the public. They had to somehow make the government and the president, who was Woodrow Wilson (Bob Gunton) at the time, change these regulations against women, giving them the right to vote and discuss law just like men. As a result, a group of women gathered together to go out to protest until their rights are granted. This caused several women to get unlawfully arrested. However, the women found a way to protest while being incarcerated and eventually they were given the rights they deserved by the president. Through the analyzation of the elements in a film, Alice and Lucy’s true passion and efforts were revealed through their continued devotion and perseverance, which demonstrates that anyone can make difference and gain some control.

At this time in history women were not considered equal. Susan B Anthony is one of the most well known women’s suffragettes. One of her most popular speeches was the one titled, “After Being Convicted of Voting.” This speech was very effective, and bold. One might argue that her speech is not these things, but they are wrong.

In conclusion, Susan B. Anthony fought for women’s right to vote. Sadly, she never got to legally vote but, she did get to vote. Just think if she never fought for women’s right to vote who knows we might not have been able to vote

“We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was ‘legal’, and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was ‘illegal.’” -Martin Luther King Jr. This quote shows how unfair the justice system is/was. If you were to do something horrible, you wouldn’t be punished for it. But if you do something wonderful, you have consequences.

For centuries, sexism and misogyny has existed, and women have had to endure a system where they were constantly being suppressed and stereotype by the rest of society. And reading the stories of women fighting for their rights was inspiring and starling. For instance, there was a story about a woman whose husband left and she was had to support her children by herself. However, in order to get divorce, she had to forge a petition and what astonished me was that the petition for a divorce was towards congress. Women had to ask the government, in order to gain their independence, as well as to allow women to use contraceptives. Many women during the Women's Suffrage sought for greater equality, representation, and independence, they were able to be successful because of their ways of defying against gender roles and stereotypes. This is significant because I am also a woman, and without their courage to fight against a sexist and misogynist society, I would not have had the opportunity to have my own independence or choose the path that I wish to follow without the interference of the government or society reminding me what I can and cannot

The movie portrayed how it takes love, commitment, perseverance, dedication and lots of time to fulfill a goal or dream. Alice Paul, Lucy Burns and other suffragettes worked hard and dedicated their lives just so that women today could vote. These women risked their lives, marriages, and children, and Inez Milholland even died just so women could have a say in their government. If it weren't for them, where would we be

Iron Jawed Angels is the moving 2004 film that highlights how Alice Paul and Lucy Burns fought for women's suffrage. In the film, director Katja von Garnier, follows these women and the efforts they put forth as members of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and later the work they did as founders of the National Woman's Party (NWP). The film showcases the trials that Alice Paul and Lucy Burns had to overcome, not just from opposition found within NAWSA, but also among society and in politics.