Ms. magazine has been a driver of substantial change in the lives of women and how they have been perceived over the past 50+ years. Through interweaving a wide array of archival footage, close analysis of the magazine’s most iconic cover stories and contemporary interviews with the women who made Ms. what it is, Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print examines the magazine’s legacy, highlighting its most powerful moments while also poignantly reflecting on its well-intentioned mistakes.

Through the lens of three of the magazine’s most iconic covers, filmmakers Salima Koroma, Alice Gu, and Cecilia Aldarondo each tackle Ms.’ deep and complicated history from a different point of view. Ms. opened up unprecedented national conversations on everything from domestic abuse to pornography, all while its staff internally grappled with its own evolving ideals. At this crossroads moment for feminism, journalism, and American values, Dear Ms. revisits a fascinating pioneering periodical.—Kate Lemberg

Cecilia Aldarondo, Alice Gu, and Salima Koroma