Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Overview
The little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.
Key Crew
Producer: Ken Burns, Paul Barnes
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward
Director: Ken Burns
Top Cast
Sally Kellerman
Narrator (voice)
Ronnie Gilbert
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (voice)
Keith David
Frederick Douglass (voice)
Julie Harris
Susan B. Anthony (voice)
Seasons
Season 1 (1999)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men and for more than half a century led the fight to win the most basic civil rights for women. Their story is filled with love and loyalty, envy and betrayal, and raises larger questions of principal and compromise, achievement and ends, and the meaning of independence itself. Their more than half-century struggle led to the passage of the 19th Amendment to the constitution in 1920, which finally granted American women the right to vote. Neither woman lived to see this great victory, but Stanton and Anthony stand as the two most important women in American history.
2 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Revolution
1999-11-07Two women, one allegiance. Together Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripple through contemporary society. Part 1 of Ken Burns's Emmy® Award-winning documentary recounts the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of two pioneers striving to give birth to the women's movement.
Runtime: 94 minEpisode 2: Failure is Impossible
1999-11-08Two women, one allegiance. Together Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripple through contemporary society. Part 2 of Ken Burns's Emmy® Award-winning documentary recounts the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of two pioneers striving to give birth to the women's movement.
Runtime: 89 min
