A Single Woman

Release Date: 2008-09-21

Overview: A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her childhood in 1880's Montana, to her last television interview in 1972. Deliciously political, occasionally chilling, ironic and idiosyncratic, A Single Woman illuminates the role of the individual in the American legislative process with a whimsical amalgamation of storytelling, high-powered discourse and communion. The program is a filmed version of the successful stage play.

Rating: 5.5 / 10

Cast

Jeanmarie Simpson

as Jeannette Rankin

Patricia Arquette

as Storyteller

Joyce Julianne Auer

as Carrie Chapman Catt

Karen Black

as Storyteller

Traber Burns

as Harry Truman / Sam Rayburn / Newspaper Editor