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Backwards and in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film by Alicia Malone
4.0
I’ve always been into the Golden Age of Hollywood (~20s-60s) so most names in the first part of the book were familiar and I especially loved those stories. I knew the Hollywood industry is/was sexist, but I really had no idea how fiercely feminist the early female writers, actors, and directors were.
Some stories fell flat compared to others, but overall, it’s a great collection filled with trivia tidbits on your favorites and an overview of how entertainment evolved with current events (wars, social justice issues, etc.). It’s about women, but it’s also about POC, LGTBQ+, and other minority communities and their fight to be represented in film, not only their roles in front of and behind the camera, but in the way their stories are told and represented. Women have made a larger stamp on the industry than I realized—even simply as an audience demographic. I enjoyed it more than expected and it's inspired me to learn and read more on this topic.
Some stories fell flat compared to others, but overall, it’s a great collection filled with trivia tidbits on your favorites and an overview of how entertainment evolved with current events (wars, social justice issues, etc.). It’s about women, but it’s also about POC, LGTBQ+, and other minority communities and their fight to be represented in film, not only their roles in front of and behind the camera, but in the way their stories are told and represented. Women have made a larger stamp on the industry than I realized—even simply as an audience demographic. I enjoyed it more than expected and it's inspired me to learn and read more on this topic.