Ruthie and Connie [videorecording] : every room in the house / a film by Deborah Dickson ; produced by Donald Goldmacher ; a Women Make Movies release.

New York : Distributed by Women Make Movies, c2002.

1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Tells the story of two Jewish lesbians, Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz, who were both married mothers of young childen and lived in a working class neighborhood in Brooklyn in the 1950s. Their friendship grew and in 1974 they left their husbands and children and moved in with each other. In 1995 they made history in a landmark lawsuit that won domestic partner benefits for all New York City employees.

Images / Video & Film

English

March 26, 2007

VHS.

Not rated.

Documentary videos.