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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES Radcliffe Institute Previews New Ken Burns Film
Filmmaker Ken Burns will attend an event sponsored by the Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library on Monday, Oct. 18. Burns will show clips from his latest film, Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. The film will be broadcast by PBS in November. "When 8 million women went to the polls and voted for the first time ever in 1920, Elizabeth Cady Stanton had been dead for almost 18 years and Susan B. Anthony for 14," says Burns. "However, it was the direct legacy of their tireless and tenacious belief that all Americans – regardless of race, creed, or sex – must be treated equally that led to this historic event." The film preview and talk will begin at 4 p.m. in the Science Center, Hall A. The event is free and open to the public. In addition to showing clips of the new film, Burns will speak about how the film was made and will answer audience questions. Lizabeth Cohen, professor of history, and Susan Ware, editor of, among other books, Modern American Women, will also be present to provide insight into the issues explored by the film. Following the film preview, the Schlesinger Library will host a reception featuring an exhibition of suffrage art, posters, and original manuscripts of Stanton and Anthony. "We are honored that Ken Burns has chosen to team up with Radcliffe on this important project," said Mary Maples Dunn, acting dean of the Radcliffe Institute and a noted historian. "This film will help thousands of people see that ‘women’s history’ is really American history." Burns' film is a GM Mark of Excellence Presentation for PBS.
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