Produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Before
the sexual revolution, women who got pregnant before marriage were considered
social pariahs. This condition meant shame for both the woman and her family.
Many women were sent away to maternity homes to have their babies. There, the
babies were often given up for adoption, and the women were left with a keen
sense of loss.
Fallen Women focuses on Canadian journalist Anne Petrie who wrote a book on her experience. The film follows her back for a visit to the "home" in Western Canada where her baby was born. In going back, she speaks with the woman who was the administrator there, and also to the woman who was her counselor. In following her journey, one feels her sadness. Other women who endured similar experiences are interviewed. Fallen Women is useful for showing younger women how an unwanted pregnancy could forever change a woman's life.
23 min. Video or DVD. Sale $250. Video rental $55.
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