1968 The Year of Dreams Wake Up Sister Wake Up Sister
In Atlantic City, hundreds of women disrupted the Miss America Beauty Pageant. They threw girdles and stilettos into a 'Freedom Trashcan' and the myth of 'bra-burning' began. In Britain the Ford seamstresses' strike shut the factory. On both sides of the Atlantic radical young women had had enough of their 'revolutionary' men. They would come home together, but'... he'd lie on the sofa, wipe the tear gas from his eyes and read the papers. She'd cook dinner.' With Betty Friedan , Gloria Steinem , Katharine Whitehorn , Jill Tweedie and many of the 'angry young women' who started the modern women's movement.
A six-part review of the turbulent year 1968, when the post-war generation shook the world by challenging the power and ideas of their elders.
Primary Title
- 1968 The Year of Dreams
Secondary Title
- Wake Up Sister
Episode Title
- Wake Up Sister
Date Broadcast
- Monday 15 May 1989
Start Time
- 20 : 05
Finish Time
- 20 : 49
Duration
- 44:14
Episode
- 4
Channel
- 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- 1YA
Owning Organisation
- BBC
Programme Description
- A six-part review of the turbulent year 1968, when the post-war generation shook the world by challenging the power and ideas of their elders.
Episode Description
- In Atlantic City, hundreds of women disrupted the Miss America Beauty Pageant. They threw girdles and stilettos into a 'Freedom Trashcan' and the myth of 'bra-burning' began. In Britain the Ford seamstresses' strike shut the factory. On both sides of the Atlantic radical young women had had enough of their 'revolutionary' men. They would come home together, but'... he'd lie on the sofa, wipe the tear gas from his eyes and read the papers. She'd cook dinner.' With Betty Friedan , Gloria Steinem , Katharine Whitehorn , Jill Tweedie and many of the 'angry young women' who started the modern women's movement.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=0&q=1968+the+year+of+dreams&media=all&yf=1923&yt=2009&mf=1&mt=12&tf=00%3A00&tt=00%3A00#search
Genres
- Current affairs
- History
Hosts
- Margaret Walters (Presenter)
Contributors
- Juue Simmonds (Producer, BBC Manchester)