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"A welcome addition to women's- and film-history collections." – Booklist

By exploring a range of films about American women, this book offers readers an opportunity to engage in both history and film in a new way, embracing representation, diversity, and historical context. Throughout film history, stories of women achieving in American history appear few and far between compared to the many epic tales of male achievement. This book focuses largely on films written by women and about women who tackled the humanist issues of their day and mostly won.

Films about women are important for all viewers of all genders because they remind us that the American experience is not just male and white. This book examines 10 films, featuring diverse depictions of women and women's history, and encourages readers to discern how and where these films deviate from historical accuracy. Covering films from the 1950s all the way to the 2010s, this text is invaluable for students and general readers who wish to interrogate the way women's history appears on the big screen.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chronology

1. Salt of the Earth (1954)
2. Norma Rae (1979)
3. Silkwood (1983)
4. The Joy Luck Club (1993)
5. G. I. Jane (1997)
6. Monster (2003)
7. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
8. Confirmation (2016)
9. Hidden Figures (2016)
10. On the Basis of Sex (2018)

Bibliography
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Jun 26 2025
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 200
ISBN 9798765166987
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series Hollywood History
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Rosanne Welch

Rosanne Welch is Executive Director of the Stephen…

Author

Peg A. Lamphier

Peg. A. Lamphier, PhD, teaches interdisciplinary h…

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