Dee Rees to direct movie on the battle to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

#Mudbound helmer Dee Rees is set to direct 'An Uncivil War,' chronicling the battle to ratify Equal Rights Amendment https://t.co/5zqQMrA0Sw pic.twitter.com/hWWMiHdGxf

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 3, 2017

• The film will focus on Gloria Steinem and Florynce "Flo" Kennedy and their work against anti-feminism activist Phyllis Schlafly


• Rees also recently announced she will direct an adaptation of Joan Didion's The Last Thing He Wanted and is also rumoured to be working on an original script described as a lesbian rural Get Out


• There is also a competing Gloria Steinem film recently announced that is based on Steinem's biography and will be directed by Julie Taymor