Filmed as Brazil was transitioning back into a democracy after over two decades of dictatorship, ‘Mulheres: uma outra história’ focuses on various aspects of women's participation in the Brazilian political scene and features interviews with some of the 23 women newly elected to the Constituent Assembly who managed to gain the approval of some of their proposals for the Brazilian Constitution which was being written at the time. The film features appearances from suffragist Carmen Portilho, who reminds viewers about the long history of struggle for women to earn the right to vote in the country, and Jandira Feghali and Benedita da Silva who would become some of the most influential political leaders in the country’s history.

Alguns aspectos da participação feminina no cenário político brasileiro - na Assembléia Constituinte, no movimento de mulheres e em outras áreas do poder público - além de relembrar, - através do depoimento da sufragista Carmen Portilho, a conquista do voto feminino. Outra participação de destaque é a da deputada Benedita da Silva, ora no tumulto das sessões de Brasília, ora em seu cotidiano modesto no Rio.