A non-profit organization that supports women through worship, learning, leadership, community and social justice, SWUUW discusses women's issues, explores feminist theology, promotes friendships and celebrates the diversities that makes us individual women on our individual spiritual paths. SWUUW is a district-wide organization open to all UU Women's Groups and women in the Southwest Conference area. |
Women's History/Gender Politics
A Woman's Place
Narrated by Julie Harris, presented by Time/Life. This 25-minute program documents and salutes notable women who have made great contributions in all fields: arts, sciences, athletics, business, government...Susan B. Anthony, Barbara Jordan, Billie Jean King, Amelia Earhart, Mary Lou Williams, hundreds more. Blends rare photos and film clips. (25 minutes)
One Fine Day
By Kay Weaver. A film about the women who have come before us...the women who have made our road a little easier. One of the most inspiritng short films on women's achievements ever made. (6 minutes)
Take the Power
By Kay Weaver. A sequel to One Fine Day, this video-anthem begins where Kay's first video leaves off with present-day women's lives, famous and unknown, and projects us into the future. (7 minutes)
Speaking Our Peace
By Bonnie Sherr Klein and Terri Nash. Filmed in Canada, Britain, and the USSR, this documentary explores the concept of peace as much more than the absence of war. It presents the perspectives of women passionately committed, both in their personal and professional lives, to attaining social justice and permanent world peace. (55 minutes)
Going Farther Out of Our Minds
By Sonia Johnson. In this spirited speech recorded live, Sonia brilliantly analyzes how we make personal and social change and describes how right now, in the midst of patriarchy, women can create a totally new world. (90 minutes)
The Feminization of Power
An inspiring program about the national campaign, led primarily by Eleanor Smeal to find feminist candidates to run for all political offices--and statistics to show they can win! Outlines the National Feminist Agenda. (1987)

