Mary Pickford: Hollywood and the New Woman

by Kathleen Feeley

Book Overview

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. Mary Pickford: Hollywood and the New Woman examines Pickford's role in the rise of industrial capitalism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813348056
• ISBN13: 9780813348056
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"