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Miranda Richardson

Bechdel Test Canon: Made in Dagenham

Movies post by Alyx Vesey on January 4, 2012 - 12:15pm; tagged British cinema, class war, equal pay, Made in Dagenham, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Cole, Rosamund Pike, Sally Hawkins.

Set in 1968, Made in Dagenham fictionalizes a true story about a group of female sewing machinists employed by Ford who were tired of being classified as unskilled labor and went on strike for equal pay. Their efforts ultimately led to the Equal Pay Act of 1970. The women are led by Rita O’Grady (Sally Hawkins), a modest working-class woman who continues to surprise herself and others with her natural aptitude to organize, negotiate, and lead an important political cause that is still relevant.

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