A Single Woman

Overview

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