Outline




1. Brief synopsis of the person, event, conflict on which the film is based.
A. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. Were leaders of the Women’s Suffrage Movement who protested and were arrested numerous times, which led to the passing of the 19th Amendment.  
B. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was based on the idea of women gaining the same respect and privileges as white males.
C. Women’s right to vote is the conflict.  It was the reason so many fought for women’s suffrage.  
2. Major themes/frames of the film.
A. Picketing the White House
B. Women’s Hunger Strike
C. The pass of the 19th Amendment 
3. Major differences between historical record, coverage in The New York Times (or other news sources) & film translation.
A. In the movie, it frames men as the enemy, when in reality they were a key role in the women’s suffrage movement. There were many men who were in fact supportive of women’s right to vote.
B. There were many fictional characters in the movie that did not exist in real life. For example, the Senator and his wife, also, Ben Weissman, Alice Paul’s love interest. 
C. While in jail, the movie depicted Alice Paul being forced fed due to her anger about being arrested, but in reality, Alice Paul began her hunger strike because she was angry with the way her fellow inmates were being treated and more specifically fed.  
4. Major similarities between historical record, coverage in The New York Times (or other news sources) & film translation.
A. The events that occurred during the parade was extremely factual.
B. The timeline in the movie was extremely close to the chronological reality of the Women’s Suffrage Movement.  They followed the dates and occurrences really well.  
C. The treatment the women received in jail was for the most part accurate to what they actually went through.  
5. What ideological perspectives are reinforced or challenged? 
A. Patriarchy 
B. White Privilege 
C. Democracy


6. How do the filmmakers represent journalism and journalism ethics?

A. Do the characters make ethical decisions?

Yes, they did what they thought was best.

B. Relate specifically to the various Codes of Ethics for journalists.

The New York Times seeks truth and reports it accurately.


7. What is privileged—Truth or Truthiness? Relate to media effects theories and media literacy concepts. How does the film construct a specific version of reality and what is the significance of the Hollywood version? In other words, whose stories are told? Whose stories are omitted? What is the significance of how the story is framed?
A. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns were the women whose story was told. They were the leaders of the movement.  
B. Many of the women involved, were left out of the movie. Fictional characters were also added. 
C.  It is framed to make the government look bad and makes out men to be the enemy.  The movie is all about women empowerment. 


8. Team member names and role each played. Be specific.
A. Shalysse Sheppard – Background on women, About the Movie, Ideologies, Similarities, The Hunger Strike, Themes and Frames
B. Amy Nelson – New York Times Articles, The Blog, Media Theories, Differences 
C. Mary Taggart – Timeline, Women’s Suffrage Today, White House Picketing, The Men, The Parade, Differences

D. Jill Hodson – The movie, The 19th Amendment, Imprisonment 

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