''Growing Up Female'' is a 1971 American
documentary film
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directed by
Julia Reichert and Jim Klein. The film focuses on the socialization of American women and the effects of stereotypes placed by media, advertising, and personal relationships while following the lives of five young women and girls. Those interviewed include: Janelle (a 12-year-old girl), Terry (a 16-year-old attending a vocational school and studying cosmetology), Tammy (a working 21-year-old), Jessica Jones (a working 21-year old mother with one daughter) and a Mrs. Russell (a married, working mother of three daughters).
The film has been described as one of the first films to emerge from the
Women's liberation movement. In 2011, it was selected for preservation in the United States
National Film Registry
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by the
Library of Congress
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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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1971 films
1970s American films
1970s English-language films
1970s feminist films
1971 documentary films
American documentary films
United States National Film Registry films
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