Mary Pickford: Hollywood and the New Woman

By Kathleen Feeley

Book Overview

Following Mary Pickford's life, this book gives an overview of her enduring contribution to American film and mass culture. It also explores her struggles to surpass her confining public film persona as 'America's Sweetheart', mirroring how women, both then and today, must reconcile domestic life with professional aspirations and work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813348056
• ISBN13: 9780813348056
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"