The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)

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.

Cast (15)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Patricia Neal

Narrator

Walter Abel

Judge

J

Jonelle Allen

Rosa Parks

Helen Gallagher

Mary Harris Jones

K

Katherine Glass

Sybil Ludington

Joan Hackett

Belva Lockwood

Celeste Holm

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Frank Langella

John Adams

Claudia McNeil

Sojourner Truth

Joanna Miles

Abigail Adams

Melba Moore

Harriet Tubman

Kate Mulgrew

Deborah Sampson

Lois Nettleton

Susan B. Anthony

George Rose

Anthony Comstock

J

Jamie Ross

Minister

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