Search - Ed Sweeney :: Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony Music from the Film

You'll play it again and again

08/14/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For anyone who saw the FANTASTIC documentary on Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, you'll agree that part of the show's success is its music. While listening to quotes by these courageous women and looking at faded photographs, there are these wonderful folk tunes playing in the background. When you turn on the CD and close your eyes, you feel whisked away to 100 years ago when life was slower and people had to endure day to day trials we can only imagine. There is a tiny bit of talking on the CD, but it is extremely minimal and doesn't detract from the music. I often put the CD into my stereo, hit the "repeat" button" and let it play over and over. It will be one of the most relaxing CD's you'll own. And, for a real treat that will change the way you look at women in today's society, trot over to the video section and buy Ken Burns' documentary NOT FOR OURSELVES ALONE. Women today owe their entire way of life to Anthony and Stanton, who bravely went and did what no one had ever done before. For me, listening to these lovely tunes is a small reminder of the sacrifices they made so that women everywhere could live with more equal and enriched lives."