Economic Democracy
Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden
Sunday, 21 Oct 1979 at 8:00 pm – C.Y. Stephens
Jane Fonda is an actress, feminist, and an outspoken social and political activist. She rose to fame starring in 1960's comedies that included Cat Ballou, Barefoot in the Park and Barbarella, but then received her first Academy Award nomination for the challenging They Shoot Horses, Don't They. She went on to win a Best Actress Oscar for Klute in 1971, and Coming Home in 1978. Most recently, she starred in The China Syndrome.As a New Left activist,Tom Hayden was a co-founder of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), serving as president from 1962 to 1963; organized Viet Nam War protests; and played a major part in the 1968 Democratic Convention protests. He went to trial as one of the "Chicago Seven" and was convicted, though it was overturned on appeal. Women's Week 1979
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