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    Mar 8, 2021 · So here are some of the best movie quotes about women. From the movie: Moxie. “I hate that we are shoved aside. Dismissed. Nobody does anything. Nobody listens to us.” Hadley Robinson - Vivian. From the movie: Roma. “We are alone. No matter what they tell you, we women are always alone.” Marina de Tavira - Sra. Sofía. From the TV Series: You.

    • 'The Joy Luck Club'
    • 'He Named Me Malala'
    • 'A League of Their Own'
    • 'Period: End of A Sentence'
    • 'RBG'
    • 'Hidden Figures'
    • 'The Hurt Locker'
    • 'Promising Young Woman'
    • 'The Farewell'
    • 'Bao'

    Based on Amy Tan’s bestselling novel, this film is centered around a group of Chinese immigrants and their Chinese-American daughters who trade stories about their histories. The film itself is framed through sixteen vignettes — a section for each mother and daughter — that explore cultural and intergenerational rifts. It’s also considered to the f...

    "There's a moment you have to choose whether to be silent or stand up." Malala Yousafzai said those words – and she certainly chose to speak up. As a teenager, Yousafzai was outspoken about ensuring girls' access to education. For that, she was shot in the head by Taliban terroristson her way to school in Pakistan. Yousafzai recovered and went on t...

    Based on a true story, the film focuses on the formation of an all female baseball league during WWII, when many of the male players were enlisted. Featuring the talents of Gena Davis, Madonna, and Lori Petty, the film was selected to go into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

    In this Oscar-winning documentary short, women in a rural Indian village learn to produce sanitary pads. In doing so, they combat stigma surrounding menstruation and spark a revolution in their community. The women are given the tools to manage their periods and the vocabulary to talk about it without shame.

    The life of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazer on the Supreme Court, is explored in this intimate documentary featuring unseen footage of Ginsburg’s life. Nominated in 1993 to the Supreme Court under the Clinton administration, Ginsburg became the first Jewish woman selected for the high court and the second woman ever. A staunch supporter...

    Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae, this movie memorializes the three Black women at NASA who were instrumental in launching astronaut John Glenn into orbit, changing the space race in the process. Speaking to TODAY, the daughter of Katherine Johnson, one of the famed NASA mathematicians, recounts her mother’s tenacious sp...

    "The Hurt Locker" has a place in Oscars history: Director Kathryn Bigelow became first womanto ever win the Academy Award for best director. It was also the first best picture winner directed by a woman. The war film takes place during the second year of the Iraq War, following a bomb squad.

    A modern revenge tale that focuses on a traumatized young woman (Carey Mulligan) who seeks to castigate men who perpetuate rape culture. The film, which threads the line between satirical and dramatic, picked up a best original screenplay win at the Academy Awards. It may not always be a pleasant watch — but it gets at an anger that stuck a chord.

    A young woman (Awkwafina) and her family return to China to bid a final goodbye to their dying matriarch, who’s unaware she has weeks to live. Lulu Wang, director of the film, said that the story is based on her own personal experience, and is a moving exploration about women's relationships to each other.

    Bao" is a Pixar short about intergenerational love and motherhood. An aging Chinese mother, saddened after her child moves out, gets another shot at motherhood when one of her dumplings comes to life. This animated short is the first Pixar film to be directed by a woman — Domee Shi. Shi would go on to direct "Turning Red," another Pixar project, wh...

  2. Mar 14, 2023 · Guest Blogger Elizabeth Yake gathers thoughts, tips, warnings, and words of encouragement from some kick ass women in the film and television industry.

  3. Jan 5, 2024 · The best quotes can summarize the entire thrust of a movie, revealing the themes and the tone with just a few words. Great delivery helps a quote catch on, but the circumstances are often more important.

    • Famous Quotes. “Strong women don’t have ‘attitudes’, we have standards.” — Marilyn Monroe. “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.”
    • Inspirational Quotes. “Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”
    • Strong, Confident Women Quotes. “Be confident, not certain.” — Eleanor Roosevelt. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational and so disciplined they can be free.”
    • Stand Up For Yourself Quotes. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” — Maya Angelou. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m not shutting up.
  4. A.frame presents 50 films fit for Women's History Month, culled from recommendations from female directors, writers, actors and more, as well as movies that made Oscars history, and some of our personal favorites.

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  6. Feb 29, 2024 · Looking for feminist movies that celebrate female empowerment? Watch these 13 movies for Women's History Month. The stories behind these inspiring women deserve a standing ovation.