Best Actress: The History of Oscar(r)-Winning Women

by Roxane Gay and Stephen Tapert

Ingrid Bergman. Audrey Hepburn. Elizabeth Taylor. Jane Fonda. Meryl Streep. The list of women who have won the coveted and legendary Academy Award for Best Actress is long and varied. Through this illustrious roster we can trace the history of women in Hollywood, from the rise of Mary Pickford in the early 20th century to the #MeToo and Time's Up movements of today, which have galvanized women across the world to speak out for equal pay, respect,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978808054
• ISBN13: 9781978808058
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 4.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.3" x 12.2"