FOREWORD
THE FIRST PIONEERS (1890s–1920s)
Alice Guy Blaché: The First Female Filmmaker
Lois Weber: Social Issues on Film
Mary Pickford: The Movie Star Businesswoman
Margaret Booth: The First Film Editor
Frances Marion: The Award-Winning Writer
STRUGGLING IN THE SYSTEM (1930s)
Dorothy Arzner: The Only Female Filmmaker
Mae West: The Sex Symbol vs the Code
Hattie McDaniel: The Oscar Winner
Anna May Wong: Erasure and Exoticism
Hedy Lamarr: The Pin-Up with the Patent
Olivia de Havilland: The Lawmaker
Dorothy Dandridge: Fighting Against Stereotype
Joan Crawford & Bette Davis: The Famous Feud
Jane Fonda: New Hollywood Icon
Pam Grier: The Blaxploitation Hero
MODERN HOLLYWOOD (1980s–2000s)
The Firsts: Female Filmmakers of Color
Dr. Stacy L. Smith: Information Is Power
J.J. Abrams and Paul Feig: Men Who Help Women
Keri Putnam: ReFraming The Issue
Mya Taylor: Transforming Hollywood
Octavia Spencer: Scene Stealer
Jennifer Siebel Newsom: Using Her Voice
