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The science-fiction film ''Barbarella'' (1968), directed by Frenchman Roger Vadim, her first husband, established Fonda as a [[sex]] symbol. Her marriage to Vadim, which lasted from 1965 to 1973, brought her into contact with left-wing intellectuals and may have had a role in her political radicalization.  She supported the [[Civil Rights]] movement and opposed the [[Vietnam War]], particularly through involvement with the group Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW).  She was also a vocal supporter of the [[Black Panthers]].

The science-fiction film ''Barbarella'' (1968), directed by Frenchman Roger Vadim, her first husband, established Fonda as a [[sex]] symbol. Her marriage to Vadim, which lasted from 1965 to 1973, brought her into contact with left-wing intellectuals and may have had a role in her political radicalization.  She supported the [[Civil Rights]] movement and opposed the [[Vietnam War]], particularly through involvement with the group Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW).  She was also a vocal supporter of the [[Black Panthers]].

In July-August 1972, Fonda visited Hanoi, where she advocates opposition to the war. Her detractors labeled her "Hanoi Jane", comparing her to war propagandists Tokyo Rose and Hanoi Hannah. She was controversially photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery, which angered many American supporters of the war.

In July-August 1972, Fonda visited Hanoi, where she advocates opposition to the war. Her detractors labeled her "Hanoi Jane", comparing her to war propagandists Tokyo Rose and Hanoi Hannah. She was controversially photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery, which angered many American supporters of the war. The following is a sample of what she had to say while in Hanoi:

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"I've spoken to many peasants who talked about the days when their parents had to sell themselves to landlords as virtually slaves, when there were very few schools and much illiteracy, inadequate medical care, when they were not masters of their own lives.

"I've spoken to many peasants who talked about the days when their parents had to sell themselves to landlords as virtually slaves, when there were very few schools and much illiteracy, inadequate medical care, when they were not masters of their own lives.

<br />"But now, despite the bombs, despite the crimes being committed against them by Richard Nixon, these people own their own land, build their own schools--the children learning, literacy--illiteracy is being wiped out, there is no more prostitution as there was during the time when this was a French colony. In other words, the people have taken power into their own hands, and they are controlling their own lives.

<br />"But now, despite the bombs, despite the crimes being committed against them by Richard Nixon, these people own their own land, build their own schools ... illiteracy is being wiped out, there is no more prostitution as there was during the time when this was a French colony. In other words, the people have taken power into their own hands, and they are controlling their own lives.

<br />"And after 4,000 years of struggling against nature and foreign invaders--and the last 25 years, prior to the revolution, of struggling against French colonialism--I don't think that the people of Vietnam are about to compromise in any way, shape or form about the freedom and independence of their country, and I think Richard Nixon would do well to read Vietnamese history, particularly their poetry, and particularly the poetry written by Ho Chi Minh."<ref> From a speech given by Jane Fonda in Hanoi, 1972 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet/fonda.html</ref>

<br />"And after 4,000 years of struggling against nature and foreign invaders -- and the last 25 years, prior to the revolution, of struggling against French colonialism -- I don't think that the people of Vietnam are about to compromise in any way, shape or form about the freedom and independence of their country, and I think Richard Nixon would do well to read Vietnamese history, particularly their poetry, and particularly the poetry written by Ho Chi Minh."<ref> From a speech by Jane Fonda in Hanoi, 1972 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet/fonda.html</ref>

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