THE DOUBLE DAY

A look at working women in Latin America and their efforts to achieve equality in the home and workplace. Most combine their participation in the labor market with their family functions as mothers and wives, thus working a `double day.'

Directed by Helena Solberg-Ladd
1975, 53 minutes
Purchase: $210 Classroom Rental: $125

"...an excellent document."--Booklist (American Library Association)

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