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O'Hara, Helen.
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Women in the motion picture industry -- United States -- History.
Women in motion pictures.
Motion pictures and women -- United States -- History.
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O'Hara, Helen.
Women in the motion picture industry -- United States -- History.
Women in motion pictures.
Motion pictures and women -- United States -- History.
MARC Display
Women
vs
Hollywood
: the
fall
and
rise
of
women
in
film
/ Helen O'Hara.
by
O'Hara, Helen.
Robinson, 2021.
Call #:
791.43082 O36w
Subjects
Women
in the motion picture industry -- United States -- History.
Women
in motion pictures.
Motion pictures and
women
-- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9781472144423 (pbk)
9781472144430 (hc)
Alternate title:
Women
versus
Hollywood
: the
fall
and
rise
of
women
in
film
Description:
xiii, 354 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores
women
's roles -- both in front of and behind the camera -- since the birth of
Hollywood
, how those roles are reflected within wider society and what we can do to level the playing field. The dawn of cinema was a free-for-all, and there were
women
who forged ahead in many areas of filmmaking. Early pioneers like Dorothy Arzner (who invented the boom mic, among other innovations) and Alice Guy-Blache shaped the way films are made. But it wasn't long before these talented
women
were pushed aside and their contributions written out of
film
history. How and why did this happen?
Hollywood
was born just over a century ago, at a time of huge forward motion for
women
's rights, yet it came to embody the same old sexist standards.
Women
found themselves fighting a system that feeds on their talent, creativity and beauty but refuses to pay them the same respect as their male contemporaries -- until now...The tide has finally begun to turn. A new generation of
women
, both in front of and behind the camera, are making waves in the industry and are now shaping some of the biggest films to hit our screens. There is plenty of work still needed before we can even come close to gender equality in
film
-- but we're finally headed in the right direction. In
Women
vs
Hollywood
: The
Fall
and
Rise
of
Women
in
Film
, Empire's 'geek queen' Helen O'Hara takes a closer look at the pioneering and talented
women
of
Hollywood
and their work in
film
since
Hollywood
began. Equal representation in
film
matters because it both reflects and influences wider societal gender norms. In understanding how
women
were largely written out of
Hollywood
's own origin story, and how the films we watch are put together, we can finally see how to put an end to a picture that is so deeply unequal - and discover a multitude of stories out there just waiting to be told."--Publisher.
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