Tomboys! Feisty Girls and Spirited Women.(Video Recording Review)

Tomboys! Feisty Girls and Spirited Women. video. color. 28 min. Women Make Movies. 2004, 2005 release. $89 (+$10 s/h).

Gr 10 Up--Strong, spirited, and confident women are profiled in this look at the women that tomboys grow up to become. They include a teenager who has always been "one of the guys" and enjoys it; a firefighter who is now fully accepted by her male colleagues; a lesbian artist; and Granny D, the woman who became known in her late eighties as a political activist when she walked cross country to focus attention on campaign financing. The filmmakers profile each woman primarily through her own words as well as with some input from family members. Carol …