Go West, Young Women!
The Rise of Early Hollywood
In the early part of the twentieth century, migrants made their way from rural homes to cities in record numbers and many traveled west. Los Angeles became a destination. Women flocked to the growing town to join the film industry as workers and spectators, creating a New Woman. Their efforts transformed filmmaking from a marginal business to a cosmopolitan, glamorous, and bohemian one. By 1920, Los Angeles had become the only western city where women outnumbered men. In Go West, Young Women, Hilary A. Hallett explores these relatively unknown new western women and their role in the development of Los Angeles and the nascent film industry. Fr…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-520-95368-0
- EAN: 9780520953680
- Produktnummer: 21596135
- Verlag: University of California Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 326 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'826 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Hilary Hallett is Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University.
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