Women In Focus

A video essay using images and interviews to critically explore the history and current role of pornography.

Guest speakers from "Women In Motion" Conference, Vancouver, B.C. 1975.

Moira Mulholland narrates the history of (European) women's rights through images, interviews, and performances focusing in on the Women's Suffrage Movement in Canada.

Vancouver s two leading authorities on sexism in the school system, Linfa Shuto and Reua Dexter, relate their opinions on the problem and some solutions that they are working on. The tape also includes a short historical look at women s position in education and a critical discussion on sex stereotype roles by Grade 6 students.

A look at the ways fashion has been used to socially control women in Canada, both historically and in the 20th century.

A re-enactment of Caroline Herschell's life using excerpts from her diary.

A presentation of the historical process of rape, followed by a more recent approach of current studies that reinforce ÒRape Reliefs own statistics.

Female composers' names are mentioned throughout history.