A Single Woman
"Discover America's Real First Lady"
A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her childhood in 1880's Montana, to her last television interview in 1972. Deliciously political, occasionally chilling, ironic and idiosyncratic, A Single Woman illuminates the role of the individual in the American legislative process with a whimsical amalgamation of storytelling, high-powered discourse and communion. The program is a filmed version of the successful stage play.
Cast
Jeanmarie Simpson
Jeannette Rankin
Patricia Arquette
Storyteller
Joyce Julianne Auer
Carrie Chapman Catt
Karen Black
Storyteller
Traber Burns
Harry Truman / Sam Rayburn / Newspaper Editor
Kate Connor
Alice Paul
Peter Coyote
Maury Maverick
Cameron Crain
70's Anchorman / Georgia Congressman / 1917 Reporter
Frances Fisher
Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
Richard Fisher
John McCormack
