How Women Were Pushed Out of Hollywood – and Fought Their Way Back In
In an excerpt from “Hollywood: Her Story”, authors Jill S. Tietjen and Barbara Bridges highlight the important contributions from women in the film industry from the 1890s to today.
Movie remakes have been a part of movie history almost from the beginning of the industry. One such movie that we often talk about in our presentations is Ben Hur.
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Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies sets out to document that women have been in the film business since the flickering early days of its existence.Read More
The Oscar nominations have been announced! After this most unusual pandemic year, we will find out the winners on April 25 at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony.
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During February 2021, Black History Month, we profile a potpourri of African-American women in the movie industry throughout its history.
Each tear since 1988, films have been inducted into the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress reflecting their cultural, historic and artistic importance.
Debbie Reynolds collected costumes from the film industry and advocated for preserving and exhibiting costumes from the Golden Age of Cinema for many decades.Read More
A breathtaking gift for the film buff or feminist in your life!
Inventions – and, in many cases, associated patents – have been key to the maturation of the film industry. Women have contributed in this areas, just like they have contributed in every other area of the movie business.Read More
Kathryn Bigelow was the fourth woman nominated for a Best Director Oscar in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ then 82-year history, and the first to take the statue home.