Liberating Hollywood by Maya Montaez Smukler - 9780813587479

Liberating HollywoodWomen Directors and the Feminist Reform of 1970s American Cinema\nAuthor(s): Maya Montaez Smukler\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813587479, 978-0813587479\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2018 Richard Wall Memorial Award from the Theater Library Association\n Liberating Hollywood examines the professional experiences and creative output of women filmmakers during a unique moment in history when the social justice movements that defined the 1960s and 1970s challenged the enduring culture of sexism and racism in the [url] film industry. Throughout the 1970s feminist reform efforts resulted in a noticeable rise in the number of women directors, yet at the same time the institutionalized sexism of Hollywood continued to create obstacles to closing the gender gap. Maya Montaez Smukler reveals that during this era there were an estimated sixteen women making independent and studio films: P.