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Women vs. Hollywood, the fall and rise of women in film, Helen O'Hara

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Women vs. Hollywood

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Helen O'Hara

the fall and rise of women in film

The dawn of cinema was a free-for-all, and women used that freedom to who forge careers in filmmaking. Early pioneers like Dorothy Arzner and Alice Guy-Blache shaped the way movies are made. But it wasn't long before these talented women were pushed aside and their contributions written out of film history. 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

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Women versus Hollywood