Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood Hilary Hallett 9780520274099

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. From Mary Pickford's rise to become perhaps the most powerful woman of her age, to the racist moral panics of the post-World War I years that culminated in Hollywood's first sex scandal, Hallett describes how the path through early Hollywood presaged the struggles over modern gender roles that animated the century to come.

About the Author
Hilary Hallett is Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University.

Reviews
"Don't miss Go West, Young Women!" The Huffington Post "A lively look at Hollywood's past, when the movies were still in their infancy, and at the women who were a critical part of it... Highly recommended." -- G. A. Foster Choice



Book Information
ISBN 9780520274099
Author Hilary Hallett
Format Paperback
Page Count 326
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 408g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm