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Women in Defense

5.6194111mMovieDocumentaryWar

Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific, industrial, and voluntary-services activities. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

DirectorJohn Ford
WriterEleanor Roosevelt
ProducerJohn Ford

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Cast · Directed by John Ford

KHKatharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Narrator (voice)

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Women in Defense hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 11, 1942. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.