The early days of the Feminist Movement

Still image from the film, She's Beautiful When She's Angry

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Feminist activists Vivian Rothstein (left) and Frances M. Beal (right)

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The film She's Beautiful When She's Angry and the early days of the feminist movement.

The word "feminism" gets bandied about a LOT these days. What does it mean to be a feminist and is feminism necessary in this day and age?

But often lost in the conversation is the history of the modern women's movement in the US - especially the key years of 1966 to 1971.

That's the focus of a new documentary titled She's Beautiful When She's Angry.

The film combines recent interviews with the pioneers of the movement with archival footage, illustrating just what a different era it was for women

We spoke to the film's director, Mary Dore as well as one of the activists featured in the movie, Vivian Rothstein.