155. Hollywood’s Golden Age (for Women)
In support of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, this week’s mini is focused on lost lady screenwriters. In the early days of Hollywood, more than half of all screenplays copyrighted were written by women, who were pioneers in this field.
Discussed in this episode:
Go West, Young Women: The Rise of Early Hollywood by Hilary Hallet
Lost Ladies of Lit episode on Elinor Glyn with Hilary Hallet
Lost Ladies of Lit episode on Ursula Parrott with Marsha Gordon
Lost Ladies of Lit episode on Winifred Eaton with Mary Chapman
Lost Ladies of Lit episode on Tess Slesinger with Paula Rabinowitz and Peter Davis