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<\/a>The Computer Wore Heels<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0iPad bookapp c. 2014<\/p>\nTagline: They were asked to serve, and math was their secret weapon.<\/p>\n
Based on the award-winning documentary film Top Secret Rosies<\/em>, The Computer Wore Heels<\/em> ebook combines classic written storytelling with interactive media elements to share the story of three teenage girls who used their math skills to help win WWII.<\/p>\n Visit the app’s website<\/a><\/p>\n Now available for free download as an interactive PDF<\/p>\n Tagline: In 1942, when computers were human and women were underestimated, a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age.<\/p>\n Description: In 1941, soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a secret military program was launched to recruit women to the war effort. But unlike the efforts to recruit Rosie to the factory, this search targeted female mathematicians who would become human ‘computers’ for the US military. From the bombing of Axis Europe to the assaults on Japanese strongholds, the women worked round-the-clock shifts creating ballistics tables that proved crucial to Allied success. Rosie made the weapons, but the female computers made them accurate. When the first electronic computer (ENIAC) was invented to aid the Army\u2019s ballistic calculation efforts, six of these women were tapped to become its first programmers. Top Secret \u2018Rosies\u2019: The Female \u2018Computers\u2019 of WWII<\/em> shares the untold story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Website: www.topsecretrosies.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Description:\u00a0Tucked away in northwest Iowa is the town of Nemaha- population 102. As you enter, a sign states – “Nemaha, A MIGHTY Small Town”. Blocks later another sign boasts “Nemaha, Home of the Farmall Promenade”. The Farmall Promenade is an eight member, all male troupe of farmers who, as four male-‘female’ square dancing couples, perform across the Midwest. They have a passion for the dance but this isn\u2019t your Grandpa\u2019s square dancing. They perform all the favorites while perched atop antique tractors. Everybody Promenade<\/em> is a portrait of the Farmall Promenade- a group of friends who love performing but it is equally a portrait of a rural community struggling to keep farms solvent while keeping community ties strong. Grab your partner and join the dance.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Description:\u00a0Neighbor Ladies<\/em>\u00a0is a video documentary investigating an historical moment while offering a positive example of a nationally recognized diverse urban community – Mount Airy in Philadelphia. In the late 1950’s and 1960’s, Mt. Airy neighbors organized and persevered, mounting successful legal challenges to questionable realtor activities that ultimately impacted the city and the state. This documentary introduces nine women who, each in their own way, helped integrate and stabilize their community.<\/p>\n Crossroads: an American Journey<\/em> Description: August 1996, Uvalde, Texas: The Hernandez family holds a reunion, undoubtedly one of many such gatherings held that summer in small towns across the nation. Family reunions have a long tradition and offer opportunities for distant family members to bond, for the older members to reminisce, and for younger members to listen and learn. It is a chance to tell and hear family stories. Guillermo and Lorenza Hernandez were born in different countries, Mexico and the United States. But a border did not keep them from sharing a common heritage, a joint history, and a family. The Hernandez family reunion was the first attempt to bring together their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. While Guillermo and Lorenza have both passed on, the stories of their meeting, marriage, and life together were the inspiration for a family gathering and the catalyst for this documentary project.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories,<\/strong><\/em> 80 minutes, c. 1996 Description:<\/p>\n From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories, c. 1996, 80 minutes<\/p>\n Producer: LeAnn EricksonDirectors: LeAnn Erickson and Camille Seaman<\/p>\n Description: In January 1973, the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision swept across America, changing women’s lives as it politicized women’s bodies.\u00a0 At the same time in Iowa City, Iowa, a group of young feminists met to form a women’s health clinic dedicated to the tenets of self-help and access to abortion.<\/p>\n These are their stories.<\/p>\n Description:\u00a0People’s Stuff<\/em> is a document of six collectors of unusual objects. Creating Mystery Dates<\/em> Description:\u00a0 In American society, what part does pop culture, religion, and family play in ‘teaching’ kids about gender roles?\u00a0 With tongue in cheek, and through interviews and constructed ‘television’\/media representations, Mystery Dates<\/em>\u00a0investigates how girls ‘become’ women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Documentary Work The Computer Wore Heels\u00a0iPad bookapp c. 2014 Tagline: They were asked to serve, and math was their secret weapon. Based on the award-winning documentary film Top Secret Rosies, The Computer Wore Heels ebook combines classic written storytelling with … Continue reading <\/a>Top Secret \u2018Rosies\u2019: The Female \u2018Computers\u2019 of WWII<\/em>,<\/strong> c. 2011, 56:40
\nHigh Definition video documentary
\nProducer\/Director: LeAnn Erickson<\/p>\n<\/a>Everybody Promenade<\/em><\/strong>, 26:40\u00a0minutes,\u00a0c. 2007
\n<\/strong>video documentary
\nCo-Producer\/Director\/Co-videographer: LeAnn Erickson<\/p>\n<\/a>Neighbor Ladie<\/em>s, <\/strong>55 minutes, c. 2004
\nvideo documentary
\nProducer\/Director\/Editor: LeAnn Erickson
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\n<\/strong>52:00, c. 1997,
\nvideo documentary
\nProducer\/Director\/Editor: LeAnn Erickson<\/p>\n
\nvideo documentary
\nProducer\/Co-Director\/Editor: LeAnn Erickson<\/p>\n
\nPeople’s Stuff<\/em>
\n<\/strong>c.1992, 23 minutes, a video documentary
\nProducer\/Director\/Editor: LeAnn Erickson<\/p>\n
\nan environment for storytelling, the subjects reveal inner dreams and
\nmotivations as they share both their collections and their lives with the viewer.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>c.1992, 25 minutes, experimental documentary
\nProducer\/Director\/Editor: LeAnn Erickson<\/p>\n