Go west, young women! : the rise of early Hollywood /
Hallett, Hilary A.,1968-
Berkeley ; London : University of California Press,
c2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
Along the road to Hollywood: landscapes "in motion-picture land". "Oh for a girl who could ride a horse like pearl white": the actress democratizes fame -- Women-made women: writing the "movies" before Hollywood -- Melodramas of Hollywood's birth: the postwar revolution in morals and manners, redux. Hollywood bohemia -- The movie menace -- A star is born: rereading Hollywood's first sex scandal -- Conclusion: the girl from Hollywood.
Women in the motion picture industry
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion pictures and women