by Rebecca Flint Marx
synopsis
Based on a true story, this Civil War-era epic centers on the exploits of Sarah Ashby McClure (Dana Delany) and her sister Euphemia (Annabeth Gish) as they try to make their way on the male-dominated West Texas plains. When their home is threatened by Mexican forces and Native American warriors, the sisters lead their family and friends to safety. Based on the book by Janice Woods Windle, True Women also co-stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Angelina Jolie, and Tina Majorino.
characteristics
- Women During Wartime
- Traveling
- Women's-issues
- Traveler
- Civil-war
- Journey
- Plains
- Political Unrest
- Women's-Liberation
