The late Bella Abzug aroused strong reactions. “She was loved and definitely hated,” says her daughter, Liz, in a succinct summation.

A brash and flamboyant American social activist and politician who served in the House of Representatives in the 1970s, Abzug is the subject of the ironically titled Bella! This Woman’s Place Is In The House, a vivid biopic by Jeff Lieberman due to be broadcast on the PBS network on March 17 at 9 p.m. (check local listings).

A progressive Democrat credited with introducing far-reaching legislation, she was a transformative figure, in the opinion of Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives until a few years ago. Hillary Clinton, the former U.S. secretary of state and presidential aspirant, was inspired by the example she set.

This sympathetic documentary fills in........

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