The First Woman Jury in America

The First Woman Jury in America is a 1912 American silent film. It was written by suffragist Alma Webster Hall Powell and produced by Vitagraph Studios. It stars John Bunny, Flora Finch, and Earle Williams.[1][2][3] It is notable for being one of the first films about suffrage written by a suffragist. The scenario was published in full, with images from the film, in The Moving Picture World, March 9, 1912.[4]

The First Woman Jury in America
Story by	Alma Webster Hall Powell
Starring	John Bunny Flora Finch Earle Williams
Production company	Vitagraph Studios
Release date	March 11, 1912

Plot

A newspaper editor chooses an all-female jury when he stands trial.[5]

References

1. The Bioscope. Ganes. 1912. pp. vi.
2. Motion Picture. Macfadden-Bartell. 1913. p. 132.
3. Lowe, Denise (January 27, 2014). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895–1930. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-71897-0.
4. "First Woman Jury in America". The Moving Picture World. March 9, 1912. 49–58.
5. Saltzman, Joe (2017). The Image of the Journalist in Silent Film, 1890 to 1929: Part One 1890 to 1919 (PDF). A Project of the Norman Lear Center, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. p. 112.

External links

• The First Woman Jury in America on IMDb