Film at CAT - 9to5: The Story of a Movement

“The Story of a Movement” is an illuminating documentary about what happened when one band of fed-up working women decided enough was enough and did something about it. In the early 1970s, clericals were the low-wage workers of their era. A group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough.. They started fighting back, creating a movement to force changes in their workplaces and inspired the making of a movie. This movement became national, and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. twentieth century history. It encapsulates a unique intersection of the women’s movement with the labor movement. The awareness these secretaries brought to bear on women’s work reverberates even today. America now confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality. The stories and strategies of these bold, creative women resonates in contemporary America. [2020, USA, 86 min, Rated: NR]. Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.