Feminist Files

EP 3: Bunny Goes to Washington

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Episode notes

Representative Edith Green of Oregon, known as Mrs. Education in Congress, wants to hold hearings about sex discrimination in Higher Education, but she doesn’t think she has the evidence she needs to do anything about it – until she meets Bunny Sandler. 

For 5 days in June 1970, Edith Green holds hearings on how widespread sex discrimination is in higher education. Bunny and other key players testify.

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Feminist Files is written and produced by Leigh Fondakowski and Sarah Lambert

Featuring the Feminist Files Ensemble:

Jodie Foster as Dr. Bernice “Bunny” Sandler

Samira Wiley as Pauli Murray

Amy Hill as Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink

Mercedes Hererro as Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Edith Green, Alice Paul, Phyllis Schlafly, and ensemble parts

Margo Hall as Commissioner Frankie Freeman and ensemble parts

Chris Rickett as Vincent Macaluso and ensemble parts

Victoria Libertore as Ann Scott

Christina Sajous as Shirley Chisholm

And Alex Grubbs, Jules Latimer, Ronald Peet, RyanNicole in ensemble parts

Associate producers: Margo Hall, Victoria Libertore, and Diana Park

Executive producers: Stacey Book, Dominique Ferrari, Avi Glijansky, and Rora Brodwin

Original Music and Sound Design by: Gary Grundei

Theme music created by: Gary Grundei with vocals by Silversmith

Sound Engineering by: Julian Kwasneski

Special Thanks to: Wendy Mink, Julia Lamber, Jean Robinson, The Scheslinger Library and its staff, Shari Hoffman, Charlotte Sheedy, and the estate of Pauli Murray.

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