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Mrs. America

Series 1

Bella

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 6 months

In 1977, 35 states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. Bella Abzug is appointed to head the revived Women's Commission and has to organise the first ever National Women's Convention in Houston. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Schlafly:
Cate Blanchett
Floria Steinem:
Rose Byrne
Shirley Chisolm:
Uzo Aduba
Jill Ruckelshaus:
Elizabeth Banks
Brenda Feigen-Fasteau:
Ari Graynor
Rosemary Thomson:
Melanie Lynskey
Bella Abzug:
Margo Martindale
Fred Schlafly:
John Slattery
Eleanor Schlafly:
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Betty Friedan:
Tracey Ullman
Alice Macray:
Sarah Paulson
Phil Crane:
James Marsden
Director:
Anna Boden
Director:
Ryan Fleck