Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is working with iconic film director Steven Spielberg to tell the tale of women’s voting rights.
She’ll add the new role of television producer to her resume with the upcoming book-turned-movie project The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote.
“At the heart of democracy lies the ballot box, and Elaine Weiss‘ unforgettable book tells the story of the female leaders who – in the face of towering economic, racial and political opposition – fought for and won American women’s right to vote,” Clinton stated.
“Unfolding over six weeks in the summer of 1920, The Woman’s Hour is both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for everyone, young and old, male and female, in these perilous times,” she added. “So much could have gone wrong, but these American women would not take no for an answer: their triumph is our legacy to guard and emulate.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining forces with Steven Spielberg to bring @efweiss5’s book ‘The Woman’s Hour’ to TV,” Clinton tweeted in a separate message. “It’s about the women who fought for suffrage nearly 100 years ago. We stand on their shoulders, and I’m delighted to have a hand in helping to tell their stories.”
Many will remember that Hillary showed up to Donald Trump’s inauguration wearing white, the color of the suffragette movement. White is the symbol for purity; purple for dignity; and green for hope.
We want her wearing a green and purple scarf to the screening.
“In 1916, at the Democratic National Convention held in St. Louis, suffragists staged ‘The Golden Lane,’ which forced delegates to navigate through a long line of white-clad women, bearing golden sashes and umbrellas,” according to History.com’s coverage of the women’s suffrage movement. “And more than 60 years later, in 1978, nearly 100,000 women dressed similarly when they marched on Washington in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Today, the long, hard-fought struggle for women’s suffrage is still being honored.”
Clinton has her fingerprints on this project in more ways than one. It’s expected that she will be involved in casting decisions, as well as the search for a writer and director, although, we imagine she already has one viable candidate for that last role.
As for Clinton’s time in front of the cameras, she’ll next be seen in a guest starring role in the CBS series Madam Secretary. Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell will also star. The drama returns to television with its fifth season premiere on Oct. 7.