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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts) Mon Feb 22, 2016, 04:59 PM Feb 2016

Great documentary about Vel Phillips

Warning! This post contains nothing about the primaries and has nothing to do with any candidate.

Vel Phillips was a Wisconsin attorney who served as a local official and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as Secretary of State of Wisconsin, often as the first woman and/or African-American in her position.

Saturday morning, a great documentary about Vel Phillips was on. I had no idea who she was, or what the doc was going to be about, but I watched it over coffee. After watching it, she's waaaay up there on my Admiration Meter. Turns out, the doc is freely available, it's only an hour long, and this particular gal is Incredibly Incredible.

http://video.wpt.org/video/2365403598/

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Great documentary about Vel Phillips (Original Post) LanternWaste Feb 2016 OP

Thanks so much. I'm going to this out as I do my treadmill run this evening. ;) Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #1

k & r for a documentary lovemydog Feb 2016 #2

This is a great. I went to find more about her Kind of Blue Feb 2016 #3

Here's the trailer for it: lovemydog Feb 2016 #4

This is great! Number23 Feb 2016 #5

Same here lovemydog Feb 2016 #6

No wonder you wrote "Incredibly Incredible" Kind of Blue Feb 2016 #7

K&R! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #8

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

1. Thanks so much. I'm going to this out as I do my treadmill run this evening. ;)

Reply to LanternWaste (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:00 PM

Feb 2016

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

2. k & r for a documentary

Reply to LanternWaste (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:06 PM

Feb 2016

I love good documentaries.

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)

3. This is a great. I went to find more about her

Reply to LanternWaste (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 07:04 PM

Feb 2016

after seeing the photo of Ms. Phillips and JFK back in 1960. I was so pleased to see that she's still alive.

Watching now and Thanks!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

4. Here's the trailer for it:

Reply to LanternWaste (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:57 PM

Feb 2016

Very cool that you included the link for the entire movie, LanternWaste. Thanks again.

http://video.wpt.org/video/2365403598/

Number23

(24,544 posts)

5. This is great!

Reply to lovemydog (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 01:22 AM

Feb 2016

Nothing I love more than a strong, smart sista.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

6. Same here

Reply to Number23 (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 01:25 AM

Feb 2016

my friend!

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)

7. No wonder you wrote "Incredibly Incredible"

Reply to LanternWaste (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 12:18 PM

Feb 2016

Ms. Phillips' life is the stuff of legends! Her list of firsts is just ridiculous. This documentary captured so much but I'm sure a lot was left out.

I'm so glad to know much more of the woman in the photo with Kennedy. IMHO, this should be required viewing for every Milwaukee child, at least. And I'm so glad the documentary had her voice throughout it.

Just Excellent treatment.

Thank You, LanternWaste!

Tarheel_Dem

(31,235 posts)

8. K&R!

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Wed Feb 24, 2016, 10:29 PM

Feb 2016

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