Rise of the Wahine
Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine

November 09, 2014 | 99 min

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Sarah Wayne Callies

Naomi Scott

Donnis Thompson

Naomi Scott

Patsy Mink

Naomi Scott

Beth McLachlin

Naomi Scott

Dave Shoji

Naomi Scott

Wendy Mink

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