9to5: The Story of a Movement

9to5: The Story of a Movement (2020) blends Documentary elements. Top cast includes Jane Fonda and Karen Nussbaum. The narrative builds around escalating stakes, urgent decisions, and action-driven momentum.

Actor: Jane Fonda • Provider: Prime Video

In the early 1970s, a group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough. They started fighting back, creating a movement to force changes in their workplaces. This movement became national, and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. twentieth century history. It encapsulates a unique intersection of the women’s movement with the labor movement. The awareness these secretaries brought to bear on women’s work reverberates even today. Clericals were the low-wage workers of their era. America now confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality. The stories and strategies of these bold, creative women resonates in contemporary America.