The Martha Mitchell Effect

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Historians profile the life of Martha Mitchell, the wife of the cabinet member who was the most unlikely of whistleblowers: a Republican cabinet woman who was discredited by the Nixon administration in 1972 for keeping silent.

Runtime

40 min

Film Type

Debut

2022
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All Your ‘Martha Mitchell Effect’ Questions, Answered

What does she have to do with Watergate exactly?

Netflix | Jean Bentley | March 2, 2023

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In ‘Gaslit,’ a Victim of Watergate and History Finds Rescue

Starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn, the Starz limited series focuses on Martha Mitchell, whose life was ruined by the scandal.

New York Times | Julia Jacobs | April 22, 2022

“The Tragedy of Martha is That Her Story Had Been Hijacked So Thoroughly by the White Men Around Her”: Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy on The Martha Mitchell Effect

Filmmaker Magazine / Lauren Wissot / April 26, 2022

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