Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine - (2014)Released

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Earth Suit MediaAngel & Company

Spoken Languages

English

Release Date

2014-11-09

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Runtime

99 minutes

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