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#OnTheDay, 2 Mar 1977, Bette Davis receives the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award. She is the first woman to win it.
Of the 51 recipients to date, 11 have been women.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHollywood #Histodons
#OnTheDay, 2 Mar 1977, Bette Davis receives the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award. She is the first woman to win it.
Of the 50 recipients to date, 11 have been women.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHollywood #Histodons
#OnTheDay, 2 Mar 1977, Bette Davis receives the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award. She is the first woman to win it.
Of the 49 recipients to date, 11 have been women.
#WomenInHistory #History #AmericanHistory #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHollywood #Histodons
#OnThisDay, 29 Feb 1940, Hattie McDaniel wins the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in 'Gone With the Wind'.
She is the first person of colour to win an Oscar.
You can read more about McDaniel’s Oscar on our blog: https://carvehername.org.uk/hattie-mcdaniels-oscar/
#WomenInHistory #WomenInHollywood #HollywoodHistory #Histodons
Ah, the "Celluloid Ceiling" for #WomenInHollywood...
"93% of the top 250 films last year had no female cinematographers, 91% lacked a female composer, 75% didn’t have a female editor, and 70% had no women as writers."
As a female writer and composer (and director/editor by necessity), I'd like to say:
HIRE US. Our work is excellent. We just need a foot in the door.
#Feminism #WomenInEntertainment #WomenInFilm #WomenInTelevision #FemaleWriters