Who is Angela Bowen?

Celebrate Black History Month with Alice Walker, Angela Davis and others

Search Catalog    Order Info      New Releases         Special Collections      Request a Catalog 2016 NEW RELEASES THE SAME DIFFERENCE GREAT UNSUNG WOMEN OF COMPUTING ABSENCES THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN VOICES OF MUSLIM WOMEN DREAMCATCHER LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS ON BEAUTY DON'T TELL ANYONE UNAFRAID Please click here to see all 2015 New Releases.  CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY WITH A SPECIAL OFFER "THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN is a compelling portrait of an important figure in the evolution of contemporary Black feminist history in the United States." -Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Professor, Women's Studies, Spelman College This Black History Month, discover an unsung African American hero: Angela Bowen. There is no better time to recognize the untold story of Bowen, a legendary dance teacher, a black lesbian feminist activist organizer, writer and professor. For six decades Bowen has influenced and inspired untold numbers, speaking out as strongly for the Arts, and Black and Women's Rights as she has for LGBT Rights. PASSIONATE PURSUITS is important to anyone who wants to know more about the experiences and complexities of black women's lives and the emergence of Black Feminism. For this month only, THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN will be included in the Black History Month Discount! See below.  WMM honors the heroic women of the civil rights movement and beyond: take 25% off any African American Studies title!*  Celebrate the lives of African American women and the contributions they have made to our communities and society from the civil rights movement to the present.These films make the perfect companion piece to any course on race, class and gender, including the award winning ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH and bestselling titles REFLECTIONS UNHEARD and LIVING THINKERS! See highlights below.  REFLECTIONS UNHEARD: Black Women in Civil Rights ALICE WALKER: Beauty In Truth LIVING THINKERS: An Autobiography of Black Women in the Ivory Tower BEAH: A Black Woman Speaks STANDING ON MY SISTER'S SHOULDERS CHISHOLM '72 UNBOUGHT AND UNBOSSED *Use offer code BHMEA16 to apply your discount. Cannot be combined with any other offer, other exceptions may apply. Offer expires March15, 2016.  Connect with WMM! Ordering Information Online at www.wmm.com By Email: orders@wmm.com By Phone: 212.925.0606 ext. 360  About WMM: Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone.  Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Andy Warhol Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.