The documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry
The documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry illuminates a vibrant summary of the Women’s Movement that transpired between the late 1960s and early 1970s. Several things caught my attention as I watched the documentary. One insight is that all the types of gender-based oppression women experienced were due to the patriarchal nature of American society. It is exhibited that although women had already acknowledged the need for education by the 1960s, several obstacles hindered them from attaining it. The documentary depicts that as women gained admission in schools, they encountered sexual harassment and gender discrimination. They were even tracked to specific fields attributed to the female gender. Also, it is shown that even when women entered into marriages and started families, they advocated for better family planning methods. However, they were denied access to family planning and birth control plans as well as access to abortion as they were anticipated women to set up families and raise them rather than pursue their professions.
Another exciting thing is that in the 1960s, women were only valued for their appearance rather than their abilities. They were considered as discontented partners at home and work. That is why the female activists who led the movement came to redefine the women beauty, announcing that “All women are beautiful.” Just as the title of the documentary portrays, it is anger that made women to set out to street demonstrations, to confront their male counterparts and scold their patriarchal values and behaviors. This indicates that the beauty of a woman is better illustrated when she comes out in the street to fight for her rights and struggle to make the world of tomorrow better than today. And thanks to this movement, women can now attribute their social and economic success as well as protection from sexual harassment and other gender-based oppressions to it.