Betty Friedan Press Conference (1970)

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Film Date
4/7/1970
Film Reference Number
KRON 2341-1
Description
KRON-TV newsfilm from April 4, 1970 featuring scenes from a press conference by American feminist writer and activist Betty Friedan, which preceded a day-long conference on women's liberation at Mills College in Oakland. Friedan refers to: "The submerged ... exploding hostility between the sexes" and talks about how women can learn from recent efforts by African Americans to demand equality. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

This 16mm positive reversal film print was transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in June 2023.
Format
16mm color reversal print, with co-magnetic soundtrack