Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels is a 2004 American historical drama film directed by Katja von Garnier that tells the story of the American women's suffrage movement during the 1910s, focusing on leaders Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as they use peaceful and effective nonviolent strategies to revolutionize the American feminist movement. The film follows the pair as they present a plan to the National American Woman's Suffrage Association (NAWSA) to campaign directly in Washington D.C. for national voting rights for women, leading to conflicts within the movement and intense pressure on President Wilson to grant women the right to vote. Hilary Swank stars as Alice Paul, alongside Vera Farmiga as Ruza Wenclawska, Anjelica Huston as Carrie Chapman Catt, Molly Parker as Emily Leighton, and Margo Martindale as Harriot Blatch.