Mary Pickford : Hollywood and the new woman / Kathleen Feeley.
Mary Pickford : Hollywood and the new woman / Kathleen Feeley.
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Publisher
Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2016]
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G 2016/240
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 204 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- 1 From Gladys Smith to Mary Pickford: A Childhood on Stage and At Work, 1892-1909 -- 2 Pickford and the Moving Pictures: Creating the Art and Business of Film, 1909-1913 -- 3 A Star and a Producer are Born, 1913-1916 -- 4 America's Sweetheart and Amer...
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Publisher
Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2016]
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Place of Publication
Colorado
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"On screen and off, movie star Mary Pickford personified the "New Woman" of the early 1900s--a moniker given to women who began to demand more autonomy inside and outside the home. Well educated and career-minded, these women also embraced the new mass culture in which consumption and leisure were seen to play a pivotal role in securing happiness....
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Mary Pickford : Hollywood and the new woman / Kathleen Feeley.
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Lives of American women.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/240
Record Identifier
74VKzrB885GO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzrB885GO
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ISBN
9780813348056 paperback
0813348056 paperback
DDC
791.43028092
MMS ID
991023488589702626
