A Single Woman (2008)
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.
Cast
Jeannette Rankin
Storyteller
Uncle Joe Cannon
W.W.I Reporter
Katharine Anthony
Storyteller
Storyteller
Young Jeannette Rankin
Chinese Girl
Chinese Girl
John Raker
Jewish Reporter
Carrie Chapman Catt
Storyteller
Fiorello LaGuardia
Belle Fleigelman Weinstein / Jeanette's Mother
Storyteller
Wellington Rankin
Coretta Scott King (voice)
Tennessee Man
Storyteller
Harry Truman / Sam Rayburn / Newspaper Editor
Alice Paul
Maury Maverick
70's Anchorman / Georgia Congressman / 1917 Reporter
Narrator / Suffragist
John McCormack
