The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Alison Skipworth ( Night after Night released 14 October 1932) The other night I watched one of my favorite pre-Code films, Night afte...

Anna May Wong (3 January 1905 - 3 February 1961) The Arts & Leisure section of today's New York Times features a cover  story ...

More on Women in Film and Onscreen Yet another study focusing on diversity--or the lack of diversity--across media platforms in the ent...

2016 and a New Post: Women and Film My 2015 "daybook" project is now complete. I was able to post an entry on women's ...

Marlene Dietrich, Hollywood legend (born 27 December 1901) Several years ago, one of my students stopped by my office to talk about a t...

Mae West (born 17 August 1893) For many, Mae West is memorable only for her screen roles, particularly Lady Lou in She Done Him Wrong...

Mary Pickford (born 8 April 1892)    Mary Pickford, "the girl with the golden curls," in 1916 Born Gladys Louise Smith, ...

Gloria Swanson (born 27 March 1899) Although she is most remembered--if she is remembered at all--as the aging, crazed Norma Desmon...

Jean Harlow (born 3 March 1911) For most of my college students, the phrase "blond bombshell" applies only to Marilyn Monroe-...