th ▁anni versary ▁conference ▁of ▁V eter an ▁American ▁Fem in ists . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁distributed ▁through ▁Women ▁Make ▁Mov ies . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁film ▁ ▁was ▁awarded ▁" Best ▁of ▁Festival ▁Document ary " ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Women ' s ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁Official ▁Selection ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Ellen ▁Sn ort land ▁of ▁the ▁Pas ad ena ▁Week ly ▁wrote , ▁" If ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁magic ▁wand ▁and ▁could ▁bon k ▁you ▁with ▁it , ▁I ' d ▁spirit ▁you ▁to ▁a ▁screen ing ▁of ▁a ▁document ary ▁I ▁wish ▁were ▁mand atory ▁view ing ▁in ▁schools : ▁It ' s ▁called ▁" F em in ist : ▁St ories ▁from ▁Women ' s ▁Liber ation ." ▁ ▁Kam ala ▁L ope z ▁of ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁wrote : ▁" Rem ember ing ▁and ▁studying ▁the ▁women ▁who ▁broke ▁the ▁bar riers ▁before ▁us ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁the ▁right ▁thing ▁to ▁do ; ▁we ▁ignore ▁their ▁hard - won ▁less ons ▁at ▁our ▁own ▁per il . ▁For ▁American ▁women , ▁our ▁care less ▁am nes ia ▁is ▁plain ▁poison ▁and ▁Lee ' s ▁film ▁is ▁a ▁health y ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁ant id ote ". ▁Adding ▁that ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁second - wave ▁femin ism ▁is ▁" be aut iful ly ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁Lee ' s ▁film ". ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁review ed ▁by ▁M