Are women better at civic activism than men? “Women of the Storm” provides an affirmative answer through the story of a group of women from New Orleans. Following in the tradition of the fight for voting rights, the Women emerged after the disastrous hurricanes and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They were more important than any other other association in rebuilding the city. Through strategy sessions and insider footage of Congressional meetings, “Women of the Storm” asks why they were successful, how they coped with setbacks, and their shift from a local to national agenda.

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