- Title: VM-583B
- Summary: A WOMAN'S PLACE: MAGDALENO, VENEZUELA. LATIN AMERICA. AGRICULTURE. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION. SKILLED TRADES. PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. ADULT EDUCATION. WOMEN'S ROLE IN COOPERATIVE INDUSTRY.
- Description:01:53:43 - CU WOMEN, WEAVERS BRAIDING A ROUGH FIBER CALLED INIA ?SP 01:56:33 - AERIAL OVER MAGDELANO, TOWN IN VENEZUELA LAKE VELENCIA 01:56:57 - LS PAN GROWTH, FIELDS OF INIA GRASS, MONTAGE WOMEN HARVESTING GRASS PLANTS. CU WORKER WIPING SWEAT FROM HER FACE. MS WOMEN CARRYING BUNDLES OF HARVESTED GRASSES ON THEIR HEADS. 01:58:24 - MAGDELANO VILLAGE LIFESTYLE SCENES, MEN RIDING BICYCLES, PUPPIES BARKING, SCHOOL CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH DIRT STREETS, STREET VENDOR WHEELING PUSHCART. 01:58:58 - WOMEN BRINGING IN GRASS BUNDLES, LAYING OUT ON GROUND TO DRY 01:59:22 - MAGDELANO COOPERATIVE LIFESTYLE SCENES, MOTHERS & CHILDREN, LITTLE CHICKS, WOMEN PLAITING FIBER WHILE LISTENING TO PORTABLE RADIO 02:03:57 - CU WOMAN BUNDLING UP PILE OF BRAIDED GRASSES, CARRYING ON TOP OF HER HEAD, JOINS OTHER WOMEN ON WAY TO COOPERATIVE, INSIDE, MAN WEIGHS INIA ON SCALES. WOMEN BEING PAID FOR GRASSES, CU ILLITERATE WOMEN USING FINGERPRINTS AS SIGNATURES 02:05:51 - PROCESS OF USING PLAITED FIBERS IN MAKING MATS, LAYING MAT SQUARES OUT ON FLOOR, MAKING FLOOR MATS. CU SEWING SQUARE MATS TOGETHER 02:07:20 - INTERIOR WOOD WORKING SHOP, MEN USING MACHINERY TO MAKE CHAIRS. WOOD WORKING TOOLS. CRAFTSMEN PUTTING TOGETHER CHAIRS, WEAVING CHAIR SEATS WITH PLANT FIBER, INIA ?SP. FURNITURE MAKING 02:09:35 - INTERIOR PLANT, FACTORY, MANAGER, SECRETARY, FOREMAN SPEAKING TO THE WORKING WOMEN, SECRETARY TAKING NOTES 02:11:24 - WORKING WOMAN SPEAKING ON HOW SHE SURVIVES BY HARVESTING INIA GRASS. FAMILY MEMBERS PRESENT, YOUNG MOTHER & CHILD. HUSBAND HANGS UP BIRD CAGE MS TURNING ON PORTABLE RADIO 02:14:54 - OPEN VILLAGE MEETING, REGINAL COORDINATOR FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPEAKING. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION. 02:16:44 - WOMEN LEARNING HOW TO MAKE TABLE MATS FROM PLANT FIBER. DOMESTIC SCIENCE TEACHER. CU PROCESS OF MAKING TABLE MATS 02:18:33 - INTERIOR VENEZUELAN PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM, CHILDREN RECITING WORDS AS TEACHER POINTS THEM OUT ON BLACKBOARD. MS CURIOUS BOYS LOOKING INTO CLASSROOM WINDOW. MONTAGE YOUNG CHILDREN IN MATH CLASS, LEARNING HOW TO SUBTRACT, WRITING ON BLACKBOARD
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1960
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: VM-583B