The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical moments and women who fought for equality and freedom over the span of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

• Robert DeubelDirector
• Anne GrantWriter
• Gaby MonetWriter

• Patricia NealNarrator
• Walter AbelJudge
• Jonelle AllenRosa Parks
• Helen GallagherMary Harris Jones
• Katherine GlassSybil Ludington
• Joan HackettBelva Lockwood
• Celeste HolmElizabeth Cady Stanton
• Frank LangellaJohn Adams
• Claudia McNeilSojourner Truth
• Joanna MilesAbigail Adams
• Melba MooreHarriet Tubman
• Kate MulgrewDeborah Sampson