Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 9, 2014

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

50%

Original Title

Rise of the Wahine

Production Companies

Earth Suit Media, Angel & Company

Director

Dean Kaneshiro

Description

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.