When starting to research Mary Pickford, I’ve come across a lot of superlatives: The most powerful woman in Hollywood. One of the Canadian pioneers in… Read More »Mary Pickford – the most powerful woman in Hollywood who in the end wanted to burn her fame
(1867-1919) Entrepreneur, Activist and philanthropist Madam C.J Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867 on the same Delta, Louisiana Plantation where her parents,… Read More »Madam C.J.Walker – From poverty to the first millionaire African American women.
Or: What does it mean to be a woman? When do you find a sense of belonging? This has been described by many as ‘belonging… Read More »Why did we change our brand to The Heroine Voice?
Maria, tell us a bit about yourself. How did you become a producer and what do you love most about the job? I was born… Read More »Interview with Producer Maria Carlota Vivas Munro
I spent a lot of time researching the portrayal of rape in movies during the development and pre-production of my film ‘3 Lives’. I personally… Read More »Rape in Film – A Female Filmmaker’s Perspective
Map: First Nations of Australia Introduction Sally Morgan is an influential Aboriginal Australian author and artist. Her 1987 autobiography ‘My Place’ is now considered a… Read More »Sally Morgan – ‘My Place’ and The Stolen Generations of Australia
You read that right, she wasn’t the highest paid female director, once she even outranked her male peers like D. W. Griffith and Cecil B.… Read More »Lois Weber – Once the Highest Paid Director in all of Hollywood
photo: Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Greta Gerwig Last night my partner and I were looking for a film to watch. I wanted to watch… Read More »Greta Gerwig’s Ladybird vs. Rocky – Or: The Importance of the Female Perspective
Pam Grier is considered to be the first African-American female to headline an action film. In an industry where black women were usually portrayed as… Read More »Pam Grier – The Queen of Blaxploitation
Inspired by Michelle Muldoon’s interview about her western Last Stand to Nowhere, I decided to dig deeper into early female role models I’d like to… Read More »Pearl White, Helen Holmes – Meet the Daredevil Serial Action Queens of the 1910s
