Press Release: September 1, 2008
Central Plains Region
The Great War, The Great Movies: Women in World War I Film Series
For More Information Contact:
Lori Cox-Paul
816-268-8017
Dates: (selected dates on Fridays and Saturdays)
Times:7:00 p.m. for Friday Showings; 1:00 p.m. for Saturday Showings
Location: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, J.C. Nichols Auditorium,
100 W 26th St., Kansas City, MO 64108, 816-784-1918
Cost: Free
Women in World War I
The role of women during World War I will be the focus of this fall film series. The National Archives – Central Plains Region and the National World War I Museum are presenting the following films free to the public. Each film will be introduced by a film or history scholar.
Saturday (only), September 27, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
“The Little American” (1917) This silent film
features a young American (Mary Pickford) whose ship was torpedoed by a German
U-boat, but makes it back to ancestral home in France, where she witnesses
German brutality firsthand.
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. & Saturday,
October 11, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
“Mata Hari” (1931) In 1917 Paris the famous
dancer Mata Hari (Greta Garbo) has a double life as a German spy, obtaining
secrets from French and Russian officers in the bedroom.
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
“Darling Lili” (1970) A musical version of the “Mata Hari” story
starring Julie Andrews and Rock Hudson.
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
“Nurse Edith Cavell” (1939) Based on the real-life
story of English nurse Edith Cavell (Anna Neagle) and her efforts to help soldiers escape.
Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
“Iron Jawed Angels” (2004) Based on the life
and work of suffragists Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and Carrie Chapman Catt (Anjelica
Huston) and their differing tactics used to persuade President Woodrow Wilson that suffrage was a war measure.
The Central Plains Region is one of 14 facilities nationwide where the public has access to Federal archival records. It is home to more than 43,000 cubic feet of historical records dating from the 1820s to the 1990s created or received by nearly 100 Federal agencies. The Central Plains Region houses records from the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The facility is located at 2312 E. Bannister Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131. It is open to the public Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (816) 268-8000 or visit the Central Plains Region web page.
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