Still from 9to5: The Story of a Movement. Karen Nussbaum speaks into a megaphone at a Local 925 protest. Black and white image.
9to5: The Story of a Movement
Still from 9to5: The Story of a Movement
Film Complete

Directed by

Julia Reichert

Directed & Produced by

Steven Bognar

When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancement opportunities and an end to sexual harassment—but their unconventional approach attracted the press and shamed their bosses into change. Featuring interviews with 9to5’s founders, as well as actor and activist Jane Fonda, 9to5: The Story of a Movement is the previously untold story of the fight that inspired a hit and changed the American workplace.

9to5: The Story of a Movement was supported through Julia Reichert’s 2016 Chicken & Egg Award.

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