A review by calisotas
The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History by Nathalia Holt

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

beautifully descriptive- reading the early chapters is as close as i'll ever get to time-traveling to the golden age of animation and seeing the art form evolve in real time. i like to think i'm pretty good with animation history, particularly disney's, and this book still surprised me with tons of info that i didn't know. as a hopeful woman in animation, it was easy to feel connected to these women across decades and i was both saddened and uplifted by their stories. i appreciate the full context that was given to each time period (though some of the technology descriptions did take a reread or two), including the racism and other forms of discrimination that these individuals were complicit in to various degrees. i do wish we got to hear more about the post-golden age era, as afterwards the chapters were more condensed. i'm sure it's partially because less women were working at the studio at the time and to help the pacing as well, but i was so engaged that i would've loved to read more about the few who remained. this has become one of my favorite books.

lastly i know these are all real people but lee blair was a garbage human
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