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Winnie Wright, Age 11 Film Project elements

Winnie Wright, Age 11 is a 26-minute 1974 film by Kartemquin Films. Winnie, the daughter of a steel worker and a teacher lives in Gage Park, a Chicago neighborhood that is changing from white to black. Her family struggles with racism, inflation and a threatened strike, as Winnie learns what it means to grow up white, working class, and female.

Dates: 1974   |   Extent: 8.0 Linear feet
Archives: Kartemquin Films

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