Iron Ladies of Liberia: Independent Lens

Regular airtime: Tuesday, 10pm ET (PBS)

Cast: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Siatta Scott Johnson, Antoinette Sayeh, Beatrice Munah Sieh

US release date: 18 March 2008

[18 March 2008]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

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Pressures

As Iron Ladies of Liberia documents, Liberia's president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf faces multiple obstacles, yet approaches her work with resolve and ingenuity.

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