Seeing ‘Maiden’ through younger eyes

Sisters Giovanna and Aly Robson, 15 and 13 respectively, recently watched the documentary “Maiden” when it was shown at the beach during a SounWaves event, and said they were immediately impacted by the film’s message.
Giovanna and Aly are both rowers, not sailors, and initially Aly said she had no interest in seeing the film, and Giovanna said she had never heard of the story. But they were impressed by the accomplishments of the all-woman sailing crew depicted in the film. They saw the prejudice and condescension towards the women in the film through

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