The Roe vs. Law was recently annulled. Wade, which gave women in the United States the right to abort safely, and although this ruling represents a setback in the fight for women’s rights, we cannot help but look back and see how much progress we have made in society.
This change in the role of women in society and history is also reflected on the big screen, where we are now shown powerful and profound female characters, who go against everything that was based and believed. That is why on this occasion we bring you the best series and movies that will make you believe in your femininity and that when you finish them, you will not only see sorority as a new path of coexistence, but you will also feel empowered.
1. little women
It is the story of four sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Bet March, whose assignment is to live on their own terms in New England in 1860. The girls embark on a journey with their mother to the state of Massachusetts, which is hit by the Civil War and where some of them find love and others just want to fulfill their dreams. The 2019 version, from director Greta Gerwig, has a more feminist twist and will make you feel empowered and determined to achieve your dreams.
two. hidden talents
This movie is based on real events, which makes it more interesting. Its plot tells how three African-American friends became important links for NASA with their mathematical contributions and engineering information. The story takes place in the late 1950s, when the institution still had segregated services and there were job distinctions based on racial difference.
3. Portrait of a woman on fire
It is the gestation of an impossible love due to the ideas of his time. Marianne is a painter who is hired by Héloise’s mother, who refuses to marry without love and to be captured in a portrait that must be sent to her future husband. However, the artist will have to find a way to capture her face and then paint it.
Four. The princess of Spain
The series tells the story of Catherine of Aragon, teenage princess of Spain and first wife of King Henry XVIII of England. She is a tenacious woman determined to seize her right to reign and fight for her homeland.
5. WandaVision
The well-known Avengers, Wanda Maximoff and Vision, move to the suburbs to try to have a normal life. The series pays a kind of homage to American popular comedies. As the series progresses, we discover more about Wanda through her everyday stories.
6. hustlers
It is the story of a friendship that was born out of necessity, grew stronger in mutual anger at injustices, and reached the point of committing a crime. In this film we managed to feel empathy for the characters and you will not regret watching it. If you see her in the company of your friends, much better!
7. Gilmore Girls
This series follows the relationship between a mother and a daughter. Themes such as family communication, friendship, learning, adolescence, motherhood, independence and generational clashes can be seen. Perhaps this series will make us empathize more with mom or with our daughters.
8. Rome
This movie was filmed in Mexico and the play takes place in the middle of a neighborhood, the Roma neighborhood. Alfonso Cuarón’s feature film affirms that sisterhood is what allows us to support each other, opposing the patriarchal system that makes us enemies.
9. Mad Men
Set in the 1960s in New York, a group of men dedicated to advertising witness how Peggy Olson, the protagonist’s secretary, grew up with intelligence and determination, until she conquered the universe that was dominated by men.