It was the 1960's - a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the "Help Wanted" ads were segregated by gender and the "Mad Men" office culture was rife with sexual stereotyping and discrimination. Lynn Povich was one of the lucky ones, landing a job at Newsweek, renowned for its cutting-edge coverage of civil rights and the "Swinging Sixties." Nora Ephron, Jane Bryant Quinn, Ellen Goodman, and Susan Brownmiller all started there as well. It was a top-notch job - for a girl - at an exciting place. But it was a dead end.Women researchers sometimes became reporters, rarely writers, and never editors. Any aspiring female journalist was told, "If you want to be a writer, go somewhere else." On March 16, 1970, the day Newsweek published a cover story on the fledgling feminist movement entitled "Women in Revolt," forty-six Newsweek women charged the magazine with discrimination in hiring and promotion. It was the first female class action lawsuit--the first by women journalists--and it inspired other women in the media to quickly follow suit. Lynn Povich was one of the ringleaders.

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Ratings: TVMaze: 8.3/10
Released: November 5, 2015
Genres: Drama
AKA: The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
Companies: Prime Video Amazon Studios Lynda Obst Productions Annabelita Films Farm Kid TriStar Television
Cast: Chris Diamantopoulos Anna Camp Joy Bryant Erin Darke Hunter Parrish Genevieve Angelson
Crew: Scott Winant Kerry Barden Paul Schnee Don Kurt Darlene Hunt Steven Fierberg Dauri Chase Gary Calamar John Lindley David Raines Dana Calvo 16 more

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Julianna 1 points 4 years ago. 5/5 stars.

This is FANTASTIC! Great music, acting, costuming and everything! One of my all time favorites!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

snazzydetritus 4 points 4 years ago.

yeah, it’s a real shame they killed it in its infancy.

Julianna 2 points 4 years ago. 5/5 stars.

I know, right! I was FURIOUS and I wanted to REVOLT lol! Such a shame!!

Another_Witty_Username 1 points 3 years ago.

I wish I could have watched another ten seasons of this show, but unfortunately in the 60’s the moment women in the workplace got pregnant and started to show they were fired. The series would have ended up being a revolving door of female actors with the same male actors year after year and that would have been no fun at all.

Joy717 1 points 3 years ago.

I wish there were more seasons of this. Engaging, good storylines and acting. Really well done.