9 to 5--The Story of a Movement

Online Event

Watch this award-winning documentary at home. This film highlights the creation of the 9 to 5 movement, established to fight for workplace equity and against wage discrepancies between men and women.

The 9 to 5 movement was the basis for the feature film, 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, and Lily Tomlin.

In the early 1970s, secretaries in Boston decided to fight against humiliating, harassing, and illegal work environments. Their movement became national and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. 20th-century history. Director Julia Reichert was an Academy Award and Emmy Award winning documentarian.

This film is available to watch at home anytime starting at 1 pm Friday, March 21, through 11:59 pm Sunday, March 23.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.

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Watch the trailer for 9 to 5: The Story of a Movement.

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